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John Mair
John Mair may refer to: *John Major (philosopher) (1467–1550), Scottish philosopher *John Mair (journalist), British journalist and academic *John Mair (architect) (1876–1959), New Zealand government architect (1923–1941) *John Mair (athlete) (born 1963), Jamaican sprinter See also *John Maire (1703–1771), English Roman Catholic conveyancer *John Major (other) *John Mayer (other) *John Meier (other) {{hndis, Mair, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mair (journalist)
John Mair is an associate senior lecturer in broadcast journalism at the Coventry University Department of Media and Communication. Mair is a former BBC current affairs producer who has also worked for Channel Four and ITV. He helped devise ''Question Time'' and ''Watchdog'' at the BBC . Academic background He has taught at Coventry University since 2005 where he devised the university's best known brand, The Coventry Conversations. He has published five books on journalism and frequently appears in print and broadcast talking about the media. Mair's books include ''Mirage in the Desert: Reporting the Arab Revolutions'', which focuses on coverage of the 2010 Arab Spring, and ''Investigative Journalism: Dead or Alive''. Coventry Conversations Mair has invited household names such as Jon Snow, Kirsty Wark, Jeremy Vine, BBC Director General Mark Thompson, Trevor Philips and Baroness Amos to take part in Coventry Conversations and address students at the university. The "Conve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Major (philosopher)
John Major (or Mair; also known in Latin as ''Joannes Majoris'' and ''Haddingtonus Scotus''; 1467–1550) was a Scottish philosopher, theologian, and historian who was much admired in his day and was an acknowledged influence on all the great thinkers of the time. A renowned teacher, his works were much collected and frequently republished across Europe. His "sane conservatism" and his sceptical, logical approach to the study of texts such as Aristotle or the Bible were less prized in the subsequent age of humanism, when a more committed and linguistic/literary approach prevailed. His influence in logic (especially the analysis of terms), science ( impetus and infinitesimals), politics (placing the people over kings), Church (councils over Popes), and international law (establishing the human rights of "savages" conquered by the Spanish) can be traced across the centuries and appear decidedly modern, and it is only in the modern age that he is not routinely dismissed as a scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mair (architect)
John Thomas Mair (12 October 1876 – 26 November 1959) was a New Zealand architect. From 1923 until his retirement in 1941 he held the position of Government Architect. Early life and education Mair was born in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, on 12 October 1876 to Catherine (nee Hamilton) and Hugh Mair. Hugh Mair had started as a carpenter before becoming a building contractor in partnership with his brother, Matthew. They built the water tower, and a number of large buildings. Hugh served as a borough councillor from 1892-1897 and then mayor of Invercargill from 1897–1898. Mair was educated at Southland Boys' High School in Invercargill. Career Mair commenced his architectural training in 1892 with William Sharp, engineer, architect and surveyor to the borough of Invercargill as well as engineer to the Bluff Harbour Board. In 1900 he moved to Wellington and joined the architectural branch of the New Zealand Railways where he was a member of the staff of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mair (athlete)
John Mair (born 20 November 1963) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He won several medals with the Jamaican relay team, taking Jamaica's first World Championships relay medal (a bronze) at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, as well as a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in 1987 and two relay bronze medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He set a 100 m personal best of 10.18 seconds in 1992.John Mair . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-10-10. He was the 1990 Jamaican champion in the 100 m and was the gold medallist at that distance at the |
John Maire
John Maire (1703–1771) was a leading English Roman Catholic conveyancer. Maire was the son of Thomas Maire of Lartington, Yorkshire, and an elder brother of the Roman Catholic priest William Maire. He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1727; as a Catholic, Maire could not be called to the bar, and so he built up a conveyancing practice. He married Mary Lawson, who survived him, and had a seat at Lartington Hall. Further reading * Joseph Gillow Joseph Gillow (5 October 1850, Preston, Lancashire – 17 March 1921, Westholme, Hale, Cheshire) was an English Roman Catholic antiquary, historian and bio-bibliographer, "the Plutarch of the English Catholics". Biography Born in Frenchwood Hous ..., ''A literary and biographical history of the English Catholics'' 1703 births Members of Gray's Inn English Roman Catholics 1771 deaths 18th-century English people {{England-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Major (other)
John Major (born 1943) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. John Major or Sir John Major may also refer to: * John Major (17th-century English MP), English politician and Member of Parliament *Sir John Major, 1st Baronet (1698–1781), English merchant and Member of Parliament * John Major (cricketer) (1861–1930), English cricketer *John Major (philosopher) (1467–1550), Scottish philosopher and historian * John Major (publisher) (1782–1849), English publisher and bookseller *John Richardson Major (1797–1876), English clergyman and schoolmaster *John Major (rugby union) (born 1940), New Zealand rugby union player * John C. Major (born 1931), former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * John Kenneth Major (1928–2009), best known as Ken Major, English architect, author and world authority on industrial archaeology *John Major Jenkins (born 1964), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar See also *Johnny Majors (1935–2020), American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mayer (other)
John Mayer (born 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. John Mayer may also refer to: *John Mayer (composer) John Mayer (28 October 1930 – 9 March 2004) was an Indian composer known primarily for his fusions of jazz with Indian music in the British-based group Indo-Jazz Fusions with the Jamaican-born saxophonist Joe Harriott. Mayer was born in Calc ... (1930–2004), Indian jazz composer and violinist * John D. Mayer, American psychologist See also * John Meyer (other) * John Meier (other) * John Maher (other) * John Mayor (other) {{Hndis, Mayer, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
