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James Tait (other)
James Tait may refer to: * James Tait (historian) (1863–1944), English medieval historian * James Brian Tait (1916–2007), British bomber pilot * James Edward Tait (1886–1918), Scottish–Canadian soldier * James Francis Tait (1926–2014), British endocrinologist * James Sharp Tait (1912–1998), Scottish electrical engineer and academic administrator * James Sinclair Tait (1849–1928), Canadian physician, author and politician * James Haldane Tait (1771–1845), Scottish naval commander * James Tait (1834–1915), English architect; architect of Clarendon Park Congregational Church The Clarendon Park Congregational Church is a Congregational church in Leicester, Leicestershire, UK. It is located on London Road in the Stoneygate district near Clarendon Park. Among the many places of worship in Leicester are Congregation ..., Leicester See also * {{hndis, Tait, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tait (historian)
James Tait, (19 June 1863 – 4 July 1944) was an English medieval historian. With Thomas Frederick Tout, he was the second major figure in the "Manchester School of History". Life He was born in Broughton, Salford, on 19 June 1863, the son of Robert Ramsay Tait, a seed merchant, and his wife Annie Case. He entered Owens College, Manchester, aged 16, and in 1883 graduated there, in history, the institution having meanwhile become part of the federal Victoria University, with other colleges in Leeds and Liverpool. He then studied at Balliol College, Oxford under Arthur Lionel Smith, and obtained a first class degree in 1887. Whilst at Oxford, he was a member of the exclusive Stubbs Society. Appointed Assistant Lecturer at Manchester in 1887, Tait became lecturer in Ancient History in 1896. He served as Professor of Ancient and Medieval History, from 1902 to 1919. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1921. Tait was noted for his retiring, scholarly life, in Fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brian Tait
Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, (9 December 1916 – 31 August 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War. He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship ''Tirpitz'' in 1944. He succeeded Leonard Cheshire as commander of the famous 617 Squadron and with six gallantry decorations to his name, remains one of the most distinguished airmen in the history of the nations of the British Commonwealth. Early career Tait was born in Manchester and educated at Wellingborough School. After visiting a Schneider Trophy event in 1928, he decided to join the RAF. He graduated from the RAF College Cranwell and was commissioned as a pilot officer in the RAF on 1 August 1936 and joined No. 51 Squadron RAF, flying Whitley bombers. He was promoted to flying officer on 1 February 1938. Second World War Tait was active on bombing operations with 51 Squadron in 1940, including several long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Edward Tait
James Edward Tait (27 May 1888 – 11 August 1918), was a Scottish/Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Background Tait was born on 27 May 1888 in Maxwelltown (Dumfries), Scotland to James Bryden Tait and Mary Johnstone. He married Jessie Spiers Aitken from California.Tait, James Edward Commonwealth War Graves Commission He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in February 1916. World War I Tait was 30 years old, and a in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Francis Tait
James Francis Tait (1926-2014) was an English physicist and endocrinologist. He worked with his wife, Sylvia Agnes Sophia Tait from 1948 until her death in 2003, a partnership described by the Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as "one of the most successful examples of husband-wife collaboration." Together, they discovered and identified the hormone aldosterone. Early life Tait was born in Stockton on Tees in 1926, the son of Herbert and Constance Tait (née Brotherton). His parents ran a small grocery shop, but his father died when he was 10. Tait attended Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, Darlington Queen Elizabeth 1 Grammar School, where he took Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English Literature for the Higher School Certificate (United Kingdom), Higher School Certificate. He went to Leeds University to read Physics, graduating in 1945. He joined Whiddington's research group at Leeds. completing his PhD thesis entitled ''The energy dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sharp Tait
Sir James Sharp Tait (13 June 1912 – 18 February 1998) was a Scottish electrical engineer who was the first Vice-Chancellor of the City University, London. Life Tait was born on 13 June 1912 in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, the son of a gardener. He left school at 14 to become an engineering apprentice and taking evening classes.''The Herald'', 7 March 1998 Sir James Tait Obituary; Sir James Tait He obtained an engineering qualification ARTC (with a distinction in electrical engineering) at the |
James Sinclair Tait
James Sinclair Tait (March 4, 1849 – July 5, 1928) was a physician, author and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burin in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1889 to as a Liberal. Tait was born in Wallace, Nova Scotia, the son of James Tait and Catherine Sinclair, and was educated in Wallace, Amherst and at the Mount Allison Wesleyan College. He received a teaching certificate from the normal school in Truro and taught school in Brigus. He studied medicine with a doctor in Brigus and went on to receive a M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1882, Tait married Sarah Elizabeth Calkin. After practising in Brigus for several years, He continued his medical studies at the Royal College of Physicians in London and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is a professional organisation of surgeons. The College has seven active faculties, covering a broad spectrum of surgical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Haldane Tait
Rear-Admiral James Haldane Tait (1771–1845) was a 19th-century Scottish naval commander during the Napoleonic Wars and through the early 19th century. Life He was born in Glasgow the son of William Tait, a merchant in the Trongate. His mother Margaret Duncan was the sister of Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Admiral Adam Duncan. He joined the Royal Navy in March 1783 aged 12 as captain's servant on . He also saw service on his uncle's ship . On both ships they mainly remained in the Portsmouth area. From 1787 he joined the Navy of the East India Company but on the rise of military tensions between Britain and Spain he rejoined the Navy in September 1790. He was now a midshipman on HMS Defence (1763), HMS ''Defence'', an older and more battle-hardened ship than his earlier commissions. In October 1793 he transferred with the ship's captain, Captain G. Murray, to HMS Duke (1777), HMS ''Duke''. In April 1794, when Murray was promoted to rear-admiral, he followed him to and sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tait (architect)
James Tait FRIBA (10 February 1835 – 9 July 1915) FRIBA was an architect based in Leicester. Life and career He was born on 10 February 1835 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, the son of William Tait (1792-1864) and Katherine Adam (1800-1876). He was a pupil of Edward Ellis from 1852 to 1856 and then his assistant until 1862. He was also a student in Royal Academy Schools in London in 1855. From 1862 to 1865 he served as managing assistant to George Bidlake in Wolverhampton. He established his own practice in Leicester in 1865, later entering into partnerships with John Langham from 1874 to 1880 and then Albert Herbert from ca.1897 to ca.1900. He was president of the Leicester and Leicestershire Society of Architects from 1888 to 1890. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1882. In 1894 he suffered an accident when he was in the warehouses of Warner and Company on Pocklington's Walk, Leicester when he fell from the second floor down a flight of stairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
