|
James Blaikie
James Ogilvie Blaikie of Craigiebuckler (20 May 1786 – 3 October 1836) was Provost of Aberdeen from 1833 until 1836. Ancestry James Blaikie was a son of John Blaikie, plumber and coppersmith in Aberdeen, by his wife, Helen Richardson. The family belonged originally to the Borders, but certain of them having been engaged in the Jacobite rising of 1715, they came north to Perthshire, under the protection of the Duke of Perth, and settled on a farm near Dunkeld. The Provost's father, John Blaikie, came from Perth to Aberdeen about 1780, and founded the business of John Blaikie & Sons. James was the elder brother of fellow Provost Sir Thomas Blaikie. Life and works James Blaikie was born in 1786, studied law, and was admitted a member of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen in 1808. Provost Blaikie took a great interest in the rebuilding of Marischal College, and it was principally through his exertions and the aid of Alexander Bannerman, M.P., that the Government were finally ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Epenetus Coombs
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |