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Gow (surname)
Gow is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic ''gobha'', meaning 'smith'. The name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as ''Gobha''. People * A. S. F. Gow, classical scholar * Alan Gow, Scottish footballer * Alan J. Gow, Australian motorsport executive, Director of the British Touring Car Championship *Alexander J. Gow, Aria Award Winning Australian Songwriter (Oh Mercy) * Andrew Gow, historian *Elle Macpherson, Australian model (born Eleanor Gow) * Gerry Gow (born 1952), Scottish footballer * Ian Gow, British politician assassinated by the IRA * James Gow (1862-1942), New Zealand politician * Jennie Gow (born 1977), British broadcaster * John Gow (c.1698-1725), Scottish pirate * John Gow (footballer, born 1859), Scottish footballer * John Gow (footballer, born 1869), Scottish footballer * John Gow, Canadian para-alpine skier * John Graham Gow (1850-1917), New Zealand commercial traveller and trade representative * Leonard Gow (1859-1936), Scottish art coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith (metalwork)
A metalsmith or simply smith is a craftsperson fashioning useful items (for example, tools, kitchenware, tableware, jewelry, armor and weapons) out of various metals. Smithing is one of the oldest metalworking occupations. Shaping metal with a hammer (forging) is the archetypical component of smithing. Often the hammering is done while the metal is hot, having been heated in a forge. Smithing can also involve the other aspects of metalworking, such as refining metals from their ores (traditionally done by smelting), casting it into shapes (founding), and filing to shape and size. The prevalence of metalworking in the culture of recent centuries has led ''Smith'' and its equivalents in various languages to be a common occupational surname (German Schmidt or Schmied, Portuguese Ferreiro, Ferreira, French Lefèvre, Spanish Herrero, Italian Fabbri, Ferrari, Ferrero, Ukrainian Koval etc.). As a suffix, ''-smith'' connotes a meaning of a specialized craftsperson—for example, ''w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gow (skier)
John Gow is a Canadian para-alpine skier. He represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing. He won the gold medal at the Men's Slalom IV A event, the only event he competed in. See also * List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiing is a Paralympic sport that is contested at the Winter Paralympic Games. The first Winter Paralympics, held in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, included slalom, giant slalom and alpine combination. Since the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, a ... References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic alpine skiers for Canada Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1976 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gow (sept)
The surname Gow is a sept of the Clan Macpherson, a Highland Scottish clan. The Clan Macpherson are in turn a member of the confederation of the Clan Chattan. Within the clan the surname Smith is considered synonymous with that of Gow and this is due to the family's progenitor being either of the surname Smith or of having been of the occupation of Blacksmith. They are known in Scottish Gaelic as the Sliochd an Gobh Cruim which means "the race of the crooked smith". Origins and the Battle of the North Inch In 1396, the Battle of the North Inch took place in Perth, Scotland and was fought as a trial by combat in front of Robert III of Scotland. On one side were the confederation of Clan Chattan and on the other side was the Clan Cameron. Thirty warriors were selected to represent each side, but one of the Chattan men fell sick prior to the commencement of the battle and it was therefore proposed that the Camerons should lose one man to keep the numbers even on each side. However, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Gow
Stephen 'Stevie' Gow (born in Dumbarton on 6 December 1968) is a Scottish former footballer. He began his career with local amateur side Dumbarton United before signing senior with Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca .... There he spent the whole of this senior playing career, being an automatic selection in the Dumbarton defence for over a decade. References 1968 births Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Footballers from Dumbarton Living people {{Scotland-footy-defender-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Gow
Ronald Gow (1 November 1897 – 27 April 1993) was an English dramatist, best known for ''Love on the Dole'' (1934). Born in Heaton Moor, Stockport, Cheshire, the son of a bank manager, Gow attended Altrincham County High School. After training as a chemist, he returned to his old school as a teacher. In the late 1920s he made several educational silent films with his pupils: ''The People of the Axe'' (1926) and ''The People of the Lake'' (1928) recreated life in ancient Britain, the latter produced 'with the approval of' Sir William Boyd Dawkins; ''The Man Who Changed His Mind'' (1928) was a Boy Scout adventure with a cameo from Robert Baden-Powell; ''The Glittering Sword'' (1929) was a medieval parable about disarmament. Writing occupied his spare time during his years as a schoolmaster, and he wrote several plays for the BBC. At the age of 35 he had his first professional production, in London and New York, with ''Gallows Glorious'' (1933), a play about the Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gow (anthropologist)
Peter G Gow was a social anthropologist, renowned for his work in Amazonia. He was a Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and has previously taught at the London School of Economics. Life Pete Gow was born in Scotland to James and Helen Gow in 1958. He died on 18 May 2021. Works * ''An Amazonian Myth and its History'' (2001) * ''Of Mixed Blood - Kinship and History in Peruvian Amazonia'' (1991) Universities * Manchester University * London School of Economics * University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ... Notes External links * http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/anthropology/dept/staff/?staffid=140 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gow, Peter 1958 births Academics of the London School of Economics Alumni of the London School of Economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gow (politician)
Peter Gow (November 20, 1818 – February 24, 1886) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1876. Background He was born in Johnstone, Scotland in 1818, the son of a shoemaker, and came to Brockville in Canada West in 1842. He later moved to Guelph, where he built mills on the Speed River, operated a tannery and produced shoes. He served on the school board and the town council in Guelph; he became reeve in 1857 and served as mayor in 1866 and 1867. He married Mary Maxwell Smith, in 1857 and they had six children. In 1874, he was elected as the first president of the Ontario Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Politics In 1867, he was elected to represent Wellington South in the 1st Parliament of Ontario as a Liberal member; he was reelected in 1871 and 1875. In both those elections, the Conservative Party chose not to run a candidate and Gow was acclaimed. He served as Provincial Secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niel Gow
Niel Gow (1727 – 1 March 1807) was the most famous Scottish fiddler of the eighteenth century. Early life Gow was born in Strathbraan, Perthshire, in 1727, as the son of John Gow and Catherine McEwan. The family moved to Inver in Perthshire when Niel was an infant. He started playing the fiddle when very young and at age 13 received his first formal lessons from one John Cameron. In spite of being something of a musical prodigy, he originally trained as a weaver, but eventually gave up that trade to become a full-time musician. He was widely considered the best fiddle player in Perthshire, an area which was renowned for its musicians—the story goes that at age 18 he entered a competition that was being judged by John McCraw, a blind musician, who awarded him the first prize and then went on to claim that he "would ken his bow hand among a hunder players" (detect Niel's style among a hundred players). This attracted the attention of the Duke of Atholl, who became Niel's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Gow
Nathaniel Gow (28 May 1763 – 19 January 1831) was a Scottish musician who was the fourth son of Niel Gow, and a celebrated performer, composer and arranger of tunes, songs and other pieces on his own right. He wrote about 200 compositions including the popular "Caller Herrin'". Early life Nathaniel was born to Niel Gow and Margaret Wiseman, at Inver, near Dunkeld, Perthshire, on 28 May 1763; with brothers William, John, and Andrew also showing early musical talent. He was taught the fiddle at first by his father, but was soon sent to Edinburgh where he was taught successively by Robert "Red Rob" Mackintosh, the fiddler Alexander McGlashan, and his elder brother William Gow. He also learnt the cello under Joseph Reinagle. In 1782 he was appointed as one of His Majesty's herald trumpeters for Scotland. Career In 1796, Gow started a music-selling and publishing business with William Shepherd at 41 North Bridge, Edinburgh, which continued until Shepherd's death in 1813. Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gow (British Army Officer)
General Sir James Michael Gow, (3 June 1924 – 26 March 2013) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and reached high office in the 1980s, commanding the British Army of the Rhine. Military career Born on 3 June 1924 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Michael Gow was educated at Winchester College. Although his family lacked a military background, during the Second World War Gow volunteered for the British Army and enlisted into the Scots Guards in 1942. While at Caterham Barracks, the Scots Guards regimental depot, he was informed by his drill sergeant that he resembled a bag of manure tied up with pink string. However, he was soon commissioned as a second lieutenant on 5 June 1943, shortly after his nineteenth birthday.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He served with the regiment's 3rd (Tank) Battalion, then part of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade. Serving in the campaign in Northwest Europe, including during the Battle of Normandy, Gow, after being i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gow
Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work '' Away''. Early life As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act professionally with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney Theatre Companies. Career After Gow received notice as a playwright for ''The Kid'' in 1983, his play ''Away'' first performed in 1986 by Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company established him as a major Australian playwright. ''Away'' is the story of three Australian families who go on holiday "up the coast" for Christmas 1967 as a remedy to personal crises, whose story threads eventually interconnect. The families cross the class and social divides: one is in a smart hotel, another is at the local caravan park; another is in the throes of possible divorce. These factors are woven into a story of love and loss that allows a young boy and girl to taste first love and the pain of death while their par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Gow
Leonard Gow (1859–1936) was a Scottish shipowner, philanthropist and art collector. Life He was born in Glasgow the son of Jessie Mcleod and her husband Leonard Gow (1824-1910), a Glasgow shipping magnate in the firm Allan C. Gow & Co and founder of the Glen Line. Leonard studied Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University in 1884 but did not graduate. He entered his father's shipping business and was also a Director of Burmah Oil. Gow became director of Allan C. Gow when his father retired and went into a partnership creating Gow, Harrison & Co. He began collecting Impressionist art and Chinese and Japanese porcelain around 1880, using the art dealer Alexander Reid. His father died on 25 November 1910. Also described as a "philanthropist" Some time between 1910 and 1915 he purchased "Camis Eskan" a huge mansionhouse near Helensburgh with enough wall space to display his growing art collection. In 1915 Gow employed the architect A. N. Paterson (1862-1947) to extend and modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
