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Herriott
Herriott is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *John Herriott (1844–1918), Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1902–1907 *Maurice Herriott (born 1939), British athlete *Elizabeth Herriott (1882–1936), New Zealand botanist and university teacher See also *Heriot (other) Heriot or Heriots may refer to: *Old English for "war-gear", see Anglo-Saxon weaponry *Heriot, the English term used for the tenurial relief in feudal Europe, in French known as ''le droit du meilleur catel'' *Heriot, Scottish Borders, a town ... * Herriot {{surname, Herriott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Herriott
Elizabeth Maude Herriott (1882 – 13 March 1936) was a New Zealand scientist and academic. She was the first woman appointed to the permanent teaching staff at Canterbury College, now the University of Canterbury. Education Herriott was born in Canterbury in 1882. Her parents were David and Elizabeth Susannah Herriott. Herriott attended Christchurch East School and Christchurch Girls' High School, where she was head prefect in 1899. She won a scholarship to attend Canterbury College, and studied botany and chemistry there from 1900 to 1905. She graduated with a B.A. in 1904 and a M.A. in 1905. Her Master's research was on the leaf anatomy of Subantarctic Islands species, and involved the study of plants brought back from an expedition in 1903 by Leonard Cockayne. Career On graduation Herriott took up teaching positions, initially at Rangi Ruru Girls' School and later at Kaikoura District High School. In 1916 she was appointed to an assistant lecturer position in the Departme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Herriott
John Herriott (October 20, 1844 – September 24, 1918) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Lieutenant Governor from Iowa. Life Born in Herriottsville, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Herriott served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment and participated in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. Herriott moved to Iowa, where he served leader of the Guthrie County Republican Party and as Iowa State Treasurer and then Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1902 until 1907, serving under Governor Albert B. Cummins. In 1901 he ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa and came second to last with only 8 delegates against Cummins 860, however he won the Lieutenant Governor nomination after two ballots. On September 24, 1918, he died in Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Herriott
Maurice Herriott (born 8 October 1939) is a British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire. Athletics career He competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 3000 metre steeple chase where he won the silver medal. He also competed in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, but with less success. He also represented England at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ..., taking the silver medal in the steeplechase for England. Nationally he ran for the Birmingham-based athletics club Sparkhill Harriers, of which he was made an honorary lifelong member. References 1939 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriot (other)
Heriot or Heriots may refer to: *Old English for "war-gear", see Anglo-Saxon weaponry *Heriot, the English term used for the tenurial relief in feudal Europe, in French known as ''le droit du meilleur catel'' *Heriot, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders *Heriot, New Zealand, a township in the South Island of New Zealand *George Heriot (1563–1624), a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist * George Heriot (artist) (1759 – 22 July 1839), a Scottish-Canadian artist *George Heriot's School, a school he founded in Edinburgh *Heriot's Rugby Club, originally for former pupils of the school * Heriot-Watt University, also named for George Heriot *Heryot, an unidentified poet attested in William Dunbar's ''Lament for the Makaris "I that in Heill wes and Gladnes", also known as "The Lament for the Makaris", is a poem in the form of a danse macabre by the Scottish poet William Dunbar. Every fourth line repeats the Latin refrain '' timor mortis conturbat me'' (fear of deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |