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John Craig (other)
John Craig or Craige may refer to: Religion *John Craig (reformer) (c. 1512–1600), Scottish minister and ancestor of Reverend John Craig, (1709–1774) * John Craig (priest) (1805–77), English clergyman responsible for All Saints Leamington Spa and the Craig telescope *John Duncan Craig (1831–1909), Irish poet, writer and Church of Ireland clergyman Sciences *John Craig (physician) (died 1620), Scottish physician *John Craig (mathematician) (1663–1731), Scottish mathematician *John Craig (geologist) (1796–1880), Scottish geologist and lexicographer Military *John Manson Craig (1896–1970), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * John R. Craig (1906–1943), officer in the United States Navy Politics * John Craig (Ontario MPP) (1843–1898), newspaper publisher and politician in Ontario, Canada * John B. Craig (born 1945), American diplomat * John Alexander Craig (1880–1968), political figure in Ontario Business * John D. Craig (1903–1997), American businessman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craig (reformer)
John Craig ( – 12 December 1600) was a Protestant Reformers, Reformer, and colleague of John Knox. Originally a Dominican Order, Dominican, he became a Church of Scotland minister with significant extra responsibilities and played an influential part in the Scottish Reformation. Craig was educated at the University of St Andrews, St. Andrews, and, going afterwards to England, became tutor in the family of William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre, Lord Dacre. He entered the order of Dominican Friars at Bologna, where he was appointed Novice master, Master of Novices and of which he served as Rector (ecclesiastical)#Roman Catholic Church, rector for several years. His role gave him access to read the Papally-censored works of John Calvin and on reading The Institutes of the Christian Religion, The Institutes, Craig accepted their teachings. For this he was condemned by the Inquisition and sentenced to be burned for heresy in August, 1559 but escaped from jail at Rome. Returning, via Vienna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepkor
Pepkor is a South African-based investment and holding company with business interests in Africa, Australia and Eastern Europe. It manages a portfolio of retail chains focused on the value market selling predominantly clothing, footwear and textiles. Its main operating subsidiaries are Pep and Ackermans in South Africa and Best & Less in Australia, all based on a high volume/lower margin business model. Formally known as Pep (store), PEP stores the company changed its name to Pepkor Limited in 1982 and PEP stores became a subsidiary company. In 2011 private equity company Brait bought a 24,6% stake in Pepkor for R4,18bn, valuing the company at about R17bn. Pepkor aims to expand its presence in the rest of Africa by opening 50 stores in Nigeria. In 2014 Christo Wiese sold Pepkor to Steinhoff International in exchange for about 20% of Steinhoff's issued shares. During the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, COVID-19 pandemic, Pepkor ceased to pay rents for its retail locations whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Craig (architect)
Jon Alastair Craig ( – 16 August 2015) was a New Zealand architect. Born in about 1942, Craig was the son of Rawinia Zena (née Wortley) and James Thomas Craig, an architect. In 1969 Craig entered into partnership with his father and Gordon Moller, to form the firm Craig Craig Moller. It became one of New Zealand's leading architectural practices, establishing its reputation initially with residential houses, and later designing larger-scale commercial and public buildings. Craig's own home, which he built in Pinehaven in 1967 and gradually expanded and renovated over many years, was dubbed the "house in the trees" and won an NZIA national award in 1990. Between 1994 and 1999, Craig was the lead architect for the new terminal development at Wellington International Airport. Craig retired from architectural practice in 2008, but continued his interest in the built environment as a trustee of the Wellington Sculpture Trust. Craig died in Lower Hutt Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Craig
Jon Craig is the Chief Political Correspondent of Sky News, the 24-hour television news service operated by Sky Television, part of British Sky Broadcasting. He has occupied this position since July 2006. ''Sky News Press Office''. Retrieved: 30 November 2011. He is a former Political Editor of two national newspapers, the '''' and the'' '', and of , and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craig (fictional Agent)
James William Mitchell (12 March 1926, in South Shields – 15 September 2002, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was a British writer, principally of crime fiction and spy thrillers. Biography The son of a shipyard worker, Mitchell also wrote under the pseudonyms James Munro and Patrick O. McGuire. He received BA & MA degrees from Oxford. After graduating he tried numerous jobs, including shipyard worker and civil servant before taking up teaching, in his own words he taught, "for some 15 years in almost every kind of institution from secondary modern school to college of art". In 1968 Mitchell moved to London to concentrate on writing. James Mitchell created the British television series ''When the Boat Comes In'' (BBC) and ''Callan'' (Thames Television), and wrote many other television scripts, including episodes of ''The Troubleshooters'', the legal drama ''Justice'' and ''The Avengers''. Personal life He married twice. His son had two children, his daughter has two children, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Craig
John Thomas Alexis Craig (April 25, 1926 – September 13, 2001),John T. Craig at the was an American notable for his work with the line of the 1950s. He sometimes used the s Jay Taycee and F. C. Aljohn. Biography Earl ...
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John Craig (economist)
John Craig of Glasgow was elected in 1818 to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, from which he resigned about 1840. Otherwise, very little is known about his life. Craig wrote the three-volum''The Elements of Political Science'' (1814)an He studied under John Millar (philosopher). Bruce (1938) states that Craig "is continually on the verge of expressing the idea of marginal utility", became "the first exponent of the idea of the connection between utility and value", and "comes close to expressing the idea of consumers' surplus". Craig "not only pioneered in opposing the theories of his time, but laid the groundwork for the utility theory to follow."His outstanding contribution to the discussion of wages is his opposition to the theories of the classical school: first, their theory that wages are fixed by the standard of life; second, the theory that a tax on wages necessarily raises wages; and third, the doctrine that wages and profits must vary inversely to each oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
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 Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craig (classicist)
John Douglas Craig (31 May 1887 – 13 May 1968) was a Scottish classicist, who was Firth Professor of Latin at the University of Sheffield from 1930 to 1952. Life Craig was the son of Rev Robert Craig, minister in Ardentinny in Argyll, Scotland. He was the younger brother of Robert Meldrum Craig FRSE, the geologist, and Prof James Manson Craig of St Andrews University.Bones of Empire, by Brian J Orr He was educated at Madras College, St Andrews , and then studied classics at the University of St Andrews under Wallace Lindsay and John Burnet, before moving to Jesus College, Oxford for further studies. He obtained a first-class degree in classics at St Andrews, and a second-class degree in Literae Humaniores at Oxford. He then assisted Lindsay in St Andrews from 1912 to 1913 before becoming Assistant Professor of Classics at Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1913. In 1915, he left Canada to be commissioned in the Royal Artillery and was severely wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craige (wrestler)
John Craige (July 24, 1886 – August 14, 1954) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle middleweight at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... References 1886 births 1954 deaths American male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the United States Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Philadelphia {{US-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craig (rugby Union)
John Craig (7 December 1918 – 21 July 1976) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Heriot's. Provincial career He was capped for Edinburgh District. International career He was capped once for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... References 1918 births 1976 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Heriot's RC players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Sportspeople from Kolkata Rugby union wings {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D
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 Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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