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George Nicol (other)
George Nicol may refer to: * George Nicol (athlete) (1886–1967), British sprinter *George Nicol (bookseller) George Nicol (1740? – 25 June 1828) was a bookseller and publisher in 18th-century London. In 1781, he became bookseller to George III, a position he held until 1820. In 1785, he published an improved edition of James Cook's third voyage. I ... (1740?–1828), British publisher and bookseller * George Nicol (baseball) (1870–1924), Major League Baseball player * George Nicol (footballer) (1903–1968), Scottish footballer * George William Nicol (1810–1884), African colonial secretary of Sierra Leone * George Gurney Nicol, Sierra Leonean clergyman See also * George Nichols (other) {{hndis, Nicol, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicol (athlete)
George Nicol (28 December 1886 – 28 January 1967) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was born in Battersea. Nicol won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ... with a time of 50.8 seconds. This qualified him to compete in the semifinals, where he placed third in his heat to be eliminated. References * * * External links * 1886 births 1967 deaths Athletes from London People from Battersea English male sprinters British male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicol (bookseller)
George Nicol (1740? – 25 June 1828) was a bookseller and publisher in 18th-century London. In 1781, he became bookseller to George III, a position he held until 1820. In 1785, he published an improved edition of James Cook's third voyage. In 1786, he became involved with John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and bore responsibility for the letterpress. He and the others in the project wanted to create a type that would be both utilitarian and beautiful. Early life and work Nicol was born in Scotland, probably in May 1740 (or perhaps in 1741).Painting.Maxted. Around 1769, he moved to London and began working for his uncle, David Wilson at his shop in the Strand.Burke, 243. Later, the two men became partners. By spring 1773, Nicol had already become sufficiently successful to receive the king's informal commission to purchase books on his behalf. At the sale of the library of James West, president of the Royal Society, fellow booksellers such as John Almon were surprised when N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicol (baseball)
George Edward Nicol (October 17, 1870 – August 4, 1924) was an American baseball pitcher and outfielder who played three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Browns, Chicago Colts, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Louisville Colonels from 1890 to 1894. Possessing the rare combination of batting right-handed and throwing left-handed, he served primarily as a right fielder when he did not pitch. Signed by the Browns without having previously played any minor league baseball, Nicol made his debut on September 23, 1890, and pitched—what was then considered to be—a no-hitter. The following season, he joined the Chicago Colts in July after starting in the minor leagues. After a two-year sojourn away from the major leagues, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1894. In August of the same season, he was traded to the Louisville Colonels, with whom he played his final major league game on September 29, 1894. Personal life Nicol was born on October 17, 1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicol (footballer)
George Nicol (14 December 1903 – 18 December 1968), also known as Geordie Nicol, was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 63 goals from 103 appearances in the English Football League playing for Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham. He played as a centre forward. Nicol was born in Saltcoats, Scotland, and played in Scottish Junior football before joining Manchester United in January 1928. He moved on to Brighton in May 1929, and was their leading scorer in the 1930–31 season with 31 goals in all competitions. He had a season in the Irish League with Glenavon Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Gar ... before returning to England to play for Gillingham and then for French club RC Roubaix. He died in Ardrossan at the age of 65. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Nicol
George William Nicol (1810–1884) was the first African Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone and was one of few African senior level colonial officials in Freetown during the 19th century. Nicol belonged to the mulatto Settler class that exerted great influence in Freetown during the 19th century. Early life and family George William Nicol was born to George Nicol and Jane Small Nicol. George Nicol was a Scottish carpenter who worked for the Sierra Leone Company during the 1790s. Jane Small was the mixed race daughter of Sophia Small, a wealthy African American Settler businesswoman who built the first two-story building in Freetown in 1796 (four years after the founding of Freetown in 1792). Nicol was practically European in appearance and was described as 'only slightly coloured' by a colonial official. The Nicols were a prosperous family; after Sophia Small died, Jane Nicol inherited a substantial amount of her mother's property. After entering into business, George Nicol al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gurney Nicol
George Gurney Mather Nicol (1856-1888) was a Sierra Leonean clergyman. He was the first African from a British colony to be educated at Cambridge University. Life George Gurney Mather Nicol was born into an elite Sierra Leone Creole family: he was a grandson of Samuel Ajayi Crowther, and the son of the mathematics teacher and clergyman George Croley Nicol. Born on 22 February 1856 at Freetown, he was educated in England, at Monkton Combe School and Sydney College, Bath. In 1879 he graduated BA from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus"), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century through to the early 19th century .... He went on to the Church Missionary Society College, Islington and was ordained in 1883. After graduation, Nicol returned to Sierra Leone. Like his father, he taught mathematics at Fourah Bay Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
