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John Baillie (other)
John Baillie may refer to: * John Baillie (fl. 1747), author of ''An Essay on the Sublime'' * John Baillie (minister) (1741–1806), English divine, became a minister in 1767 * John Baillie of Leys (1772–1833), officer in the British East India Company, professor and politician * John Baillie (railway engineer) (1806–1859), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, but worked in Austria and Germany * John Baillie (theologian) (1886–1960), Scottish theologian and Church of Scotland minister * John M. Baillie (1847–1913), farmer, school teacher and political figure in Nova Scotia See also *John Baillie McIntosh (1829–1888), unionist in the American Civil War *John Bailey (other) *John Bailie, Northern Irish unionist activist *John Bayley (other) *John Baily (other) John Baily may refer to: *John Walker Baily (1809–1873), English archaeologist *John Baily (MP), MP for Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency), Chippenham See also *John Bailey (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sublime (literary)
The sublime in literature refers to use of language and description that excites the senses of the reader to a degree that exceeds the ordinary limits of that individual's capacities. Origin The earliest text on the sublime was written sometime in the first or third century AD by the Greek writer (pseudo-) Longinus in his work On the Sublime (, ''Perì hýpsous''). Longinus defines the literary sublime as "excellence in language", the "expression of a great spirit" and the power to provoke "ecstasy" in one's readers. Longinus holds that the goal of a writer should be to produce a form of ecstasy. Longinus additionally defines the ideal audience for the sublime, which needs to be refined and cultivated. According to Longinus, only such an audience is able to judge the relative sublimity of a work. This attitude can be seen as inherently aristocratic, given that the audience Longinus desires must be free from the low and vulgar thoughts that generally accompany rustic toil. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baillie (minister)
Rev John Baillie (1741–1806) was a British minister of the Secession Church. Life Baillie was born in 1741, and came to note as one of the nine students involved in the Associate (Burgher) Divinity Hall in 1765. In 1767 he became minister of the Carliol-Street meeting-house (United Secession Church) at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His convivial habits having led him into irregularities peculiarly inconsistent with his profession, he was suspended in 1784. He then assisted William Tinwell, the author of ''A Treatise of Practical Arithmetic'', in conducting a school. Afterwards he lectured in a schoolroom in St. Nicholas's churchyard at Newcastle, and in 1797 his friends fitted up the chapel at the Old Postern Gate for his use. He was in pecuniary difficulties for several years previous to his death, which occurred at Gateshead on 12 December 1806. Family He married Frances (1778-1801), a teacher in Newcastle, almost 40 years his junior. Works He published several detached sermon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baillie Of Leys
Colonel John Baillie (10 May 1772 – 20 April 1833) of Leys, entered the military service of the East India Company in 1790. He proved to be an excellent linguist and took up a professorship at Fort William College in Calcutta, India. In 1807 he resigned his professorship for the position of Resident at the Indian city of Lucknow which he held until 1815. In that year was commissioned a Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Native Infantry. He returned to the United Kingdom in 1816 and as well as managing the family estates in Inverness-shire he became Member of Parliament and a director of the East India Company. Biography John Baillie was born at Inverness on 10 May 1772. He was the younger son of George Baillie of Leys, Inverness, and his wife, Anne. Baillie served in the East India Company from 1790 until retiring in 1818 (arriving in India in 1791 and leaving in 1816). He was commissioned an ensign in 1793 and a lieutenant in 1794, devoting his leisure to the study of oriental langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baillie (railway Engineer)
John Baillie (10 May 1806 – 29 October 1859) was an English mechanical engineer who worked mainly in Austria and Germany. John Baillie was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 10 May 1806. He joined the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway (''Kaiser-Ferdinands-Nordbahn'' or ''KFNB'') in 1836 when the locomotives ordered by the company from George Stephenson arrived and instructed the Austrian staff of the KFNB on the locomotives. In 1839 he founded the ''Nordbahn'' workshop at Floridsdorf. In 1841 he took up a post with Emil Kessler in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, where he assisted Kessler in introducing his first steam locomotive, the '' Badenia''.http://gug.newsboter.de/details.php?id=48 as at 4 Mar 09 In 1845, he switched to the Hungarian Central Railway. In 1846 he invented the Baillie ''Schneckenfeder'', a type of coiled spring named after him, which was fitted to the buffers of railway vehicles. He died on 29 October 1859 in Vienna, Austria. See also * List of railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baillie (theologian)
John Baillie (26 March 1886, Gairloch – 29 September 1960, Edinburgh) was a Scottish theologian, a Church of Scotland minister and brother of theologian Donald Macpherson Baillie. Life Son of Free Church minister John Baillie (1829–1891), and his wife, Annie MacPherson, he was born in the Free Church manse in Gairloch, Wester Ross, on 26 March 1886. A leading theologian, he held academic posts in the UK, USA, and Canada. His brother Donald Macpherson Baillie was Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of St. Andrews and his other brother Peter Baillie served as a missionary doctor at Jalna, India.The Baillie Project, University of Edinburgh Raised in the Calvinist tradition, Baillie studied divinity at Edinburgh University. After graduating he undertook further studies at both Jena and Marburg in Germany and then went to teach in Canada and the United States. He gained a D.Litt. on the theory of religion from Edinburgh University in 1928 which formed the bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John M
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baillie McIntosh
John Baillie McIntosh (June 6, 1829 – June 29, 1888), although born in Florida, served as a Union Army Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general in the American Civil War. His brother, James M. McIntosh, served as a Confederate general until he was killed in the Battle of Pea Ridge. Birth and early years McIntosh was born at Fort Brooke (Tampa), Florida Territory, while his father was on active duty in the Army. He served as a midshipman in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War, and resigned in 1850. Thereafter, McIntosh was in business in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Civil War service At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant#United States, second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry. He was promoted to first lieutenant in April 1862 and served in the Seven Days Battles, and the Battle of Antietam, receiving promotion to major between the battles. McIntosh was commissioned Colonel (United States), colonel of the 3rd Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bailey (other)
John or Jack Bailey may refer to: People Politicians *John Bailey (MP) (died 1436), English politician *John Bailey (Australian politician) (born 1954), Australian politician * Jack Bailey (Maryland politician) (born 1965), American politician * John Bailey (Massachusetts politician) (1786–1835), American politician *Jack Bailey (New South Wales politician) (1871–1947), Australian politician *John Edgar Bailey (1897–1958), Northern Irish politician *John H. Bailey (1864–1940), American politician, senator and representative in Texas *John Moran Bailey (1904–1975), United States politician, chair of the Democratic National Committee *John Mosher Bailey (1838–1916), U.S. Representative from New York *John Bailey (Irish politician) (1945–2019), member of Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council * Jack Bailey (co-operator) (1898–1969), Welsh co-operative activist, councillor and General Secretary of the Co-operative Party *John Bailey (Victorian politician) (1826–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bailie
James O. Bailie, known as Jim Bailie, was a prominent unionist activist in Northern Ireland. Bailie trained as a Conservative Party election agent before joining the staff of the Ulster Unionist Party, in 1942. He was appointed as the party's organiser in 1946, and in particular worked on developing the Young Unionist movement, and the new party constitution of 1946.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', pp.53-54 Bailie was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Council (UUC) in 1961, then became Secretary in 1963. Working alongside new Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC (NI) (10 September 1914 – 12 June 1990), was the fourth prime minister of Northern Ireland and leader (1963–1969) of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). A moderate unionist, who sought to ..., he had less influence than his predecessors, although he continued to act as Secretary to the Whip's Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bayley (other)
John Bayley may refer to: *John Bayley (died 1611), MP for Salisbury *John Bayley (antiquary) (1787–1869), English antiquary *Sir John Bayley, 1st Baronet (1763–1841), Justice of the King's Bench *Sir John Bayley, 2nd Baronet (1793–1871), British baronet and cricketer 1817–1832 *John Bayley (cricketer) (1794–1874), English cricketer 1822–1850 *John Bayley (musician) (1847–1910), English bandmaster, clarinetist, violinist, and organist *John Bayley (writer) (1925–2015), British literary critic and writer *John Arthur Bayley (1831–1903), British Army officer See also *John Bayly (other) *John Bailey (other) *John Baillie (other) *John Baily (other) {{hndis, Bayley, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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