John Nichol (other)
John Nichol may refer to: * John Pringle Nichol (1804–1859), Scottish scientist; mentor to William Thomson * John Nichol (biographer) (1833–1894), Scottish biographer * John Nichol (footballer) (born 1879), English footballer (Grimsby Town) * John Nichol (RAF officer) (born 1963), RAF navigator shot down and taken prisoner during the first Gulf War * John Lang Nichol (born 1924), Canadian Senator See also * John Nicoll (other) * John Nicholl (other) (earlier biographies and sources use both spellings) * John Nichols (other) * Johnny Nicol Johnny Nicol is a jazz singer born in Ayr, Queensland. Nicol began his career in 1958 as a member of The Maori Troubadours and recorded an album, ''A Little This, A Little That'', with them. He then went on to perform in on the Gold Coast the ...

John Pringle Nichol
John Pringle Nichol FRSE FRAS (13 January 1804 – 19 September 1859) was a Scottish educator, phrenologist, astronomer and economist who did much to popularise astronomy in a manner that appealed to nineteenth century tastes. Early life Born at Huntly Hill, near Brechin, Angus, Nichol was the son of a gentleman farmer and was educated at the local grammar school and then studied mathematics and natural philosophy (physics) at King's College, University of Aberdeen. He then changed to study divinity. He was licensed as a preacher and became a highly effective communicator, but the impact of phrenological thinking led him to abandon the Church for education. Nichol held a number of posts in education and journalism and corresponded with many leading thinkers of the times, including John Stuart Mill. He clearly made some impression in economics as James Mill and Nassau Senior nominated him as Jean-Baptiste Say's successor as professor of political economy at the Collège d ...
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John Nichol (biographer)
John Nichol (8 September 1833 – 11 October 1894), was a Scottish literary academic, and the first Regius Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow. Early life Born in Montrose, Scotland, Nichol was the son of John Pringle Nichol, Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. John Jr. studied first at Glasgow (1848–55) and then Balliol College, Oxford (1855–9) as a Snell Exhibitioner, graduating with a First-Class degree in Classics, Philosophy and Mathematics. After graduating, Nicholl remained at Oxford as a coach. With Albert Venn Dicey, Thomas Hill Green, Swinburne and others, he formed the Old Mortality Society for discussions on literary matters. Glasgow In 1862 he was made Regius Professor of English Literature at Glasgow. He had already made a reputation as an acute critic and a successful lecturer, and his influence at Glasgow was very marked. During his tenure as Regius Professor, he also lectured at Oxford Universit ...
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John Nichol (footballer)
John Nichol (1879 – after 1903) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as a winger. References 1879 births Footballers from Morpeth, Northumberland English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Morpeth Harriers F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players English Football League players Year of death missing {{England-footy-forward-1870s-stub ...
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John Nichol (RAF Officer)
Adrian John Nichol (born December 1963) is a retired Royal Air Force navigator who was shot down and captured during the Gulf War. Early life Adrian John Nichol was born in North Shields, and attended the St Cuthbert's Grammar School on Gretna Road in Newcastle upon Tyne. He joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in February 1981 as an electronics technician; having signed up in 1980 and needing sufficient O levels. In the intervening period between school and the RAF, he worked in a large DIY store, although his employers were not aware of his military plans until they sought to promote him to management and he decided to tell them. RAF career Nichol was commissioned as a navigator in December 1986. He served with XV Squadron based at RAF Laarbruch, Germany. During Operation Granby in the Gulf War, the squadron was deployed to Muharraq Airfield in Bahrain. Nichol's first mission, on 17 January 1991, entailed flying as number two to Squadron Leader Paul "Pablo" Mason on an ultra-low- ...
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John Lang Nichol
John Lang Nichol, (January 7, 1924 – February 24, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as a senator from 1966 to 1973. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was president of the Liberal Federation of Canada for two terms from 1964 until 1968 and served as co-chairman of the Liberal Campaign Committee for the 1968 federal election. He was appointed to the Senate in 1966 by Lester Pearson and resigned in 1973. He was chairman of the board of trustees of Lester B. Pearson College. He is the founding chairman of the Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute. In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ... and was promoted to Companion in 1996. In 1941, he married Marjorie Elizabeth Kenyon "Liz" Fellowes; she died of ...
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John Nicoll (other)
John Nicoll may refer to: *John Nicoll (chronicler) (c.1590–1668), Scottish chronicler * John Cochran Nicoll (1793–1863), United States federal judge *John Allardyce Nicoll (1894–1976), British literary scholar and teacher *John Fearns Nicoll (1899-1981), British colonial governor * John Nicoll (MP), for Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency) 1402, 1425 and 1426 See also *Johnny Nicol, jazz singer *John Nichol (other) John Nichol may refer to: * John Pringle Nichol (1804–1859), Scottish scientist; mentor to William Thomson * John Nichol (biographer) (1833–1894), Scottish biographer * John Nichol (footballer) (born 1879), English footballer (Grimsby Town) * ...

John Nicholl (other)
John Nicholl may refer to: * John Nicholl (mariner) (fl. 1605–1637?), English mariner and author * Sir John Nicholl (1759–1838), Welsh MP for Penryn and judge * John Nicholl (antiquary) (1790-1871), English antiquary * John Iltyd Nicholl John Nicholl (21 August 1797 – 27 January 1853) was a Welsh Member of the UK Parliament and was, for a very short time in 1835, a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. His father was Sir John Nicholl, who like his son was a judge and politician. ... (1797–1853), Welsh MP for Cardiff and judge See also * John Nichol (other) * John Nicholls (other) {{Hndis, Nicholl, John ...
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John Nichols (other)
John Nichols may refer to: * John Nichols (printer) (1745–1826), English printer and author * John Nichols (law enforcement officer), (1918–1998), American law enforcement officer and politician * John Bowyer Nichols (1779–1863), English printer and antiquary, son of the above * John Gough Nichols (1806–1873), son of John Bowyer Nichols, English printer and antiquary * John G. Nichols (1812–1898), mayor of Los Angeles * John Nichols (politician) (1834–1917), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * John Nichols (Worcestershire cricketer) (1878–1952), English cricketer * John Treadwell Nichols (1883–1958), American ichthyologist * John Conover Nichols (1896–1945), United States Representative from Oklahoma * John B. Nichols (1931–2004), aviator and writer * John Nichols (writer) (1940–2023), author of ''The Milagro Beanfield War'' * John Nichols (journalist) (born 1959), American journalist and media activist * John F. Nichols, U.S. National Guard general and Ad ...
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