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Jonathan Duncan (other)
Jonathan Duncan may refer to: * Jonathan Duncan (Governor of Bombay) (1756–1811) * Jonathan Duncan (swimmer) (born 1982), New Zealand swimmer *Jon Duncan (born 1975), British orienteer *Jonathan Duncan (currency reformer) Jonathan Duncan (1799–1865), often referred to as "Jonathan Duncan, the younger", was a British advocate of reforming the monetary system. He was born in Bombay while his father (also called Jonathan Duncan) was governor there. Following the de ... (1799–1865), British advocate of reforming the monetary system *Jonathan Lincoln Duncan, fictional President of the United States and main character of the novel '' The President Is Missing'' (2018) by Bill Clinton and James Patterson See also * John Duncan (other) {{hndis, Duncan, Jonathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Duncan (Governor Of Bombay)
The tomb in St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai Jonathan Duncan (15 May 1756 – 11 August 1811) was Governor of Bombay from 27 December 1795 until his death in 1811. He began his career in India in 1772, and in 1784 he was one of the charter members of the Asiatic Society founded in Calcutta by William Jones. In 1788, was appointed superintendent and resident at Benares by Lord Cornwallis, where he helped stamp out the practice of infanticide. In 1791, he started the Sanskrit College at Benares to promote the study of Hindu laws and philosophy in Banaras. (In 1958, the Sanskrit College became a university and in 1974 the name was changed to Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (IAST: ; formerly Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya and Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi) is an Indian university and institution of higher learning located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, specializing i ....) In 1795, he became governor of Bombay, and held that post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Duncan (swimmer)
Jonathan Duncan (born 16 May 1982 in Lae, Papua New Guinea) is a swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 200, 400 and 1500m freestyle. Duncan then went on to complete a bachelor of business degree at Massey University Massey University ( mi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa) is a university based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with significant campuses in Albany and Wellington. Massey University has approximately 30,883 students, 13,796 of whom are extramural or ... in Auckland in 2004. In 2005, Jonathan started his Master of Entrepreneurship program at the University of Otago and started working for software companSiliconcoach During this time the Academy Cinema in Dunedin, New Zealand was established with business partner Jeffrey Broughton. In 2006 Duncan relocated to Edinburgh, Scotland to work as Business Development Manager foSiliconcoachand work on other business initiatives. External links * * 1982 births New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Duncan
Jon Duncan (born 6 October 1975) – World of O Runners (Retrieved 11 August 2008) is a orienteering and world champion. He received a gold medal in the '' event'' at the 2008 Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Duncan (currency Reformer)
Jonathan Duncan (1799–1865), often referred to as "Jonathan Duncan, the younger", was a British advocate of reforming the monetary system. He was born in Bombay while his father (also called Jonathan Duncan) was governor there. Following the death of Duncan, senior, in 1811, Sir Charles Forbes acted as his guardian. He graduated with a B.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1821. In the years up to 1841, he wrote a number of history books about Russia, religious wars in France, and Guernsey. In 1846, he was editor of a newspaper called ''The Sentinel'', and presented a petition to Parliament criticizing Frederic Festus Kelly, chief inspector of letter-carriers. In 1846, he wrote the tract "How to reconcile the rights of property, capital, and labour" for the Currency Reform Association. In 1847 he wrote a tract for the National Anti-Gold Law League, arguing that the size of the circulation should be determined by supply and demand. He opposed bullionism and Sir Robert Pee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The President Is Missing (novel)
''The President Is Missing'' is a political thriller novel by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and novelist James Patterson published in June 2018. It is Clinton's first novel. Clinton and Patterson also teamed up to write a standalone novel with all new characters, '' The President's Daughter'', released in June 2021. Plot The book begins with U.S. President Jonathan Lincoln Duncan preparing to defend himself against the charge of negotiating with a terrorist. It has been discovered that the president made a phone call to Suliman Cindoruk, the leader of the cyberterrorist group Sons of Jihad, and that he thwarted an attack on Cindoruk's life. Duncan's daughter Lily, who is studying in Paris, receives a coded message from a young Eastern European woman named Nina. Lily tells her father about the strange person and the message, and she is requested to come back home immediately. Determined to know the source of the leak, the president invites Nina to the White House. She tells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
