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Herbertson
Herbertson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew John Herbertson (1865–1915), British geographer * Betty Herbertson, Australian lawn bowler * Helen Herbertson, Australian choregrapher, winner of the Kenneth Myer Medallion for the Performing Arts in 2007 * Herb Herbertson, a character in ''Nexo Knights'' * Robert Herbertson (1852–1940), Australian politician * Samuel Herbertson (1889–1915), Scottish footballer {{surname English-language surnames Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Herbertson
Robert Herbertson (1852–1940) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Robert Herberston was born on 4 January 1852 in Hobart, Tasmania, the son of Andrew Herbertson and Christiana (née Stewart). His father, a Scot, was a horticulturalist and Superintendent of the Government Gardens, later the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, under Sir John Franklin, (a Governor of Tasmania). His mother, also a Scot, was attendant to Lady Jane Franklin and accompanied Lady Franklin on travels to South Australia, New Zealand and Macquarie Harbour. Herbertson was educated in Hobart. At age 17 he went to Victoria to try his luck on the goldfields. Later he went to Melbourne, where after managing a brick and tile company, he became a public works contractor. In 1878–1879 he was one of ten expeditioners who undertook an ill-fated search for gold in New Guinea; he maintained a diary throughout the trip. Acting upon medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew John Herbertson
Andrew John Herbertson FRSE FRGS FRMS (11 October 1865 – 15 July 1915) was a Scottish geographer. Life He was born in Galashiels, Selkirkshire to parents Andrew Hunter Herbertson and Janet Matthewson. He went to school locally at Galashiels Academy and in Edinburgh at Edinburgh Institution. From 1886 to 1889 he studied in the University of Edinburgh, but he never gained a degree. He then gained a place at Oxford University where he graduated MA. In 1892, he was appointed to assist Patrick Geddes with the teaching of botany at University College, Dundee. in 1892 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He then moved in 1892 to Fort William, Scotland to work on a metereological observatory on Ben Nevis. In 1894 he moved to Manchester to become a lecturer in political and commercial geography in the University of Manchester. From 1896 to 1899, he lectured in industrial and commercial geography at Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh. In 1896 he was elected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Herbertson
Betty Herbertson is a former Australian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Herbertson has represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. She won the triples gold medal (with Dorothy Roche and Audrey Rutherford) at the 1993 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held ..., also in Victoria. References Australian female bowls players Living people Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Herbertson
Samuel Herbertson (1889 – 12 July 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United as a goalkeeper. Personal life Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Herbertson enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 12 July 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, in Turkey, on the headland at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula overlooking the Dardanelles. It includes an obelisk which is over high. The memorial .... References 1889 births 1915 deaths Scottish men's footballers British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I Ayr United F.C. players Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Men's association football goalkeepers Royal Scots Fusiliers soldiers Scottish Football League players Beith F.C. playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Herbertson
This is a list of characters from '' Nexo Knights''. Nexo Knights The Nexo Knights are the defenders of Knighton. The Nexo Knights fight the forces of Jestro and Monstrox.Nexo Knights, Season 1, Episode 1 "The Book of Monsters – Part 1"Nexo Knights, Season 1, Episode 2 "The Book of Monsters – Part 2" Among the members of the Nexo Knights are: * (voiced by Giles Panton) – Clay Moorington is the leader of the Nexo Knights. Clay is no-nonsense and lives by the Knight's Code, dedicated to being the best knight he can (having dreamed of it since being a young orphan). His strictly regimented style occasionally causes him to clash with his fellow knights, particularly the more laid back Lance. His armor is blue and his crest shows a falcon and his signature weapon is a Claymore, which has the ability to supercharge into the "Sword of Strength". Clay rides around in the Rumble Blade, a large vehicle with two sidecars and a plane shaped like a sword that splits off into smaller v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Myer Medallion For The Performing Arts
Kenneth Baillieu Myer, (1 March 1921 – 30 July 1992) was an American-born Australian patron of the arts, humanities and sciences; diplomat, administrator, businessman and philanthropist. He was a member of the notable Melbourne retailing Myer family. Myer made significant philanthropic and personal contributions to the development of major national institutions, most notably the Howard Florey Laboratories of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, the School of Oriental Studies at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Arts Centre and the National Library of Australia.Denton, DerekKenneth Baillieu Myer 1921–1992at Australian Academy of Science, 2016 He was also the founding chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.National Library of Australia: Kenneth Baillieu Myer, An Appreciation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Herbertson
Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, Georgia, United States, a small city * Helen, Maryland, United States, an unincorporated place * Helen, Washington, an unincorporated community in Washington state, US * Helen, West Virginia, a census-designated place in Raleigh County * Helen Falls, a waterfall in Ontario, Canada * Lake Helen (other), several places called Helen Lake or Lake Helen * Helen, an ancient name of Makronisos island, Greece * The Hellenic Republic, Greece Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Helen'' (album), a 1981 Grammy-nominated album by Helen Humes * ''Helen'' (2008 film), a British drama starring Annie Townsend * ''Helen'' (2009 film), an American drama film starring Ashley Judd * ''Helen'' (2017 film), an Iranian drama film * ''Helen'' (2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Surnames
English is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots language, Scots, and then closest related to the Low German, Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is Genetic relationship (linguistics), genealogically West Germanic language, West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by Langues d'oïl, dialects of France (about List of English words of French origin, 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
