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James Calder (geologist)
James or Jim Calder may refer to: Politicians * James Alexander Calder (1868–1956), Canadian politician *James Erskine Calder (1808–1882), English-born Surveyor General of Tasmania Sportsmen *Jim Calder (footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer * Jim Calder (rugby union) (born 1957), Scottish international * Jim Calder (rugby league) (fl. 1930s), New Zealand international Others *James Calder (academic administrator) (1826–1893), fifth president of Pennsylvania State University, USA *James Traill Calder (1794–1864), Scottish local historian *Sir James Calder, 1st Baronet (1686–1711), of the Calder baronets *Sir James Calder, 3rd Baronet (1760–1774), of the Calder baronets *James Calder (orthopaedic surgeon) (born 1968), English orthopaedic surgeon See also *Calder (surname) Calder is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas * Alexander Milne Calder (184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Calder
James Alexander Calder (September 17, 1868 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian politician. Biography Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and principal, before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of South Regina in the 1905 provincial election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in a 1908 by-election and in the 1912 election. From 1905 to 1912, he was the Minister of Education, Provincial Treasurer, and Minister of Railways. The rural village of Calder, SK was named after him when it was incorporated in 1911. From 1916 to 1917, he was the President of the Executive Council, Minister of Railways, and Minister of Highways. He was elected as a Unionist candidate to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Moose Jaw in the 1917 federal election. He held many ministerial positions including Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Erskine Calder
James Erskine Calder (8 June 1808 – 20 February 1882) was a Surveyor General of the Colony of Tasmania, now an Australian state. Early life James Calder was born in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, the ninth of eleven children of Alexander Calder, a quartermaster at the Royal Military College. James Calder was educated at village schools and from 1822 to 1826 at the college after it had moved to Sandhurst. Calder then joined the Ordnance Survey in England; his interest in this work led his father to seek an appointment from the Colonial Office for James in one of the colonies. Career in Australia On 5 June 1829 Calder accepted an appointment as assistant surveyor in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). In July he sailed in the ''Thames'' for Hobart Town, at half pay on the voyage. On 21 November he took up his position at full pay under the Surveyor General of Tasmania, Edward Dumaresq. Calder had a strong physique and gained a reputation for taking on difficult work. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Calder (footballer)
Jim Calder (born 29 July 1960) is a Scottish retired professional footballer. Calder played as a striker until he received a knee ligament injury at the age of 26. He then played as a goalkeeper, a highly unusual change given the specialist nature of that position. Best known for his time with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, where he played from the club's formation in 1994 until 2002. Calder had been inherited from the squad of Inverness Thistle, who had merged with local rivals Caledonian to form the new club. Calder's goalkeeping antics and spectacular saves made him a firm favourite with Caley fans. His best match was probably in 2000 when he turned out a man of the match performance in Caley Thistle's famous 3–1 Scottish Cup victory over Celtic. Two seasons later Jim left Caley Thistle after the club signed Mark Brown. Jim then signed for Nairn County, playing 51 times for the club. After leaving County in 2005, he took up short-term contracts at several Highland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Calder (rugby Union)
James Hamilton Calder (born 20 August 1957) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played club rugby for Stewart's Melville. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District. He was part of the side that won the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987. He played for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland. International career He received 2 caps for Scotland 'B' in 1979 to 1980. His full international debut came in 1981 aged 21 against France. Scotland were on the receiving end of a 16–9 loss. He scored the winning try in Scotland's 21–12 victory over France at Murrayfield in 1984 which gave Scotland its first Grand Slam since 1925. In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions. Family His twin brother, Finlay Calder, also played for Scotland and captained the 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Calder (rugby League)
William James Calder was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. His grandson, Quentin Pongia, also played for New Zealand. Playing career Calder first played in the West Coast Rugby League competition and represented the West Coast and the South Island.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987. He made his debut for New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... in 1930 and played in his first test match in 1932. Calder went on to play in eight test matches for New Zealand. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Calder, Jim New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players West Coast rugby league team players South Island rugby league team players Rugby league props ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Calder (academic Administrator)
James Calder (February 16, 1826 – November 22, 1893) was the third president of Hillsdale College, serving from 1869 to 1871,http://www.hillsdale.edu/about/history/pastpresidents.asp Hillsdale College: Past Presidents and the fifth president of the Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ..., serving from 1871 until 1880. References Penn State Presidents and their achievements* 1826 births 1893 deaths Presidents of Pennsylvania State University {{US-academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Traill Calder
James Traill Calder (1794–1864) was a Scottish local historian who was the author of a ''History of Caithness''. Life Born in Castletown, Caithness, Calder studied at the University of Edinburgh. After working as a private tutor for the Rev. Mr. Gunn at Caithness, Calder became the parish teacher at Canisbay. Calder died at Elwick Bank, Shapinsay, Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ..., on 15 January 1864. Works Calder's major work,''Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness from the Tenth Century'', was published in 1861. According to the '' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', it "remains a standard work". In 1842 Calder published at Wick ''Sketches from John o' Groat's in Prose and Verse'', which contained a chapter on "Ancient Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Baronets
There have been two Calder Baronetcies. The Calder Baronetcy, of Muirton in the County of Moray, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 November 1686 for James Calder. The baronetcy became either extinct or dormant on the death of the sixth baronet, William Henry Walsingham Calder, in 1887. The Calder Baronetcy, of Southwick in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 22 August 1798 for Captain Sir Robert Calder, third son of the third Baronet of the 1686 creation. It became extinct on his death in 1818. Calder baronets, of Muirton (1686) *Sir James Calder, 1st Baronet (1657–1711) *Sir Thomas Calder, 2nd Baronet (1682–1760) *Sir James Calder, 3rd Baronet (1712–1774) *Major General Sir Henry Calder, 4th Baronet (1743–1792) *Sir Henry Roddam Calder, 5th Baronet (1790–1868) *Sir William Henry Walsingham Calder, 6th Baronet (1821–1887) Calder baronets, of Southwick (1798) *Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet Admiral Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Calder (orthopaedic Surgeon)
James David Forbes Calder (born 22 February 1968) is a British orthopaedic surgeon specialising in sporting injuries. He has built a reputation for treating foot and ankle injuries in top international athletes - soccer players from the English Premier League and European clubs including Paris St Germain, AC Milan, Barcelona FC, Real Madrid, Olympique de Marseille FC in addition to rugby players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, GB Olympic teams, England and Indian cricket teams and UK Athletics. Early life and education After attending The Leys School in Cambridge, Calder graduated from the London Hospital Medical College in 1991 and awarded FRCSEng in 1995. He was awarded the Laming Evans Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in England studying the histochemical effects of avascular necrosis and awarded a Doctorate of Medicine from London University in 2001 and FRCS(Tr & Orth) the same year. He continued his training in Australia with a foot and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
