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Grossart is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Sir Angus Grossart (1937–2022), Scottish businessman * William Grossart (1896–?), Scottish World War I flying ace See also * Grosart {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Grossart
Sir Angus McFarlane McLeod Grossart (6 April 1937 – 13 May 2022) was a Scottish businessman who was the founder, chairman and executive director of Edinburgh-based merchant bank Noble Grossart. Personal life Grossart was born on 6 April 1937 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, one of three sons to Mary and William Grossart. He was schooled at The Glasgow Academy. He proudly recalled honing his business skills at a Barrowlands stall selling reject toffee. As a young man, he displayed a talent for golf and was runner-up in the 1957 British youth championships. He studied law at the University of Glasgow and studied for the Scottish Bar in Edinburgh under James MacKay. He then worked in corporate tax law before cofounding the merchant bank Noble Grossart in 1969. In 1977, he purchased Pitcullo Castle, a 16th-century house that he restored over many years. In 1978, he married Gay Thomson with whom he had a daughter. He was appointed CBE in 1990 and was knighted in 1997. He died at hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grossart
Captain William Grossart (born 26 May 1896, date of death unknown) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Biography He was born in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of James and Elisabeth Grossart. Grossart joined the Royal Flying Corps in late 1917 as a cadet, being appointed a temporary second lieutenant (on probation) on 17 November, and was confirmed in his rank on 25 February 1918. On 1 April, the Army's Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) were merged to form the Royal Air Force, and so Grossart was assigned to No. 205 Squadron RAF to fly the DH.4 two-seater day bomber. On 3 May he shared credit with nine other aircraft of his squadron in the shooting down of two Pfalz D.IIIs over Chaulnes, and on 15 May he drove down another D.III in the same area. He gained another credit, shared with seven others, on 20 May, accounting for another D.III over Mericombe. Finally, on 11 August, he destroyed anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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