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John Fairbairn (writer)
John Fairbairn may refer to: * Jock Fairbairn ( 1890s), Scottish football goalkeeper with Heart of Midlothian * John Fairbairn (writer), English political journalist, author and translator * John Fairbairn (Horticulturist), Curator of Chelsea Physic Garden 1784–1814 * John Fairbairn (educator) John Fairbairn (9 April 1794 – 5 October 1864) was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony. According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, "The embryo of the State education system we know to ... (1794–1854), newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician * John Fairbairn, prisoner on '' St. Michael of Scarborough'' * John Fairbairn (skeleton racer) (born 1983), Canadian skeleton racer * John Fairbairn (naval officer) (1912–1984), South African naval officer who annexed the Prince Edward islands for South Africa * Kaʻimi Fairbairn, full name John Christian Kaʻiminoeauloamekaʻikeokekumupaʻa Fairbairn (born 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Fairbairn
John Fairbairn (3 March 1871 – 23 October 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Heart of Midlothian in the late 19th century. He won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1891 (their first major trophy and the first time the competition had been won by a team from the Scottish capital) and 1896 (an Edinburgh derby victory over Hibernian), and was a Scottish Football League title winner in 1896–97, playing in all 18 fixtures (he made only three appearances when they were champions two seasons earlier, William Cox taking over). His last game for Hearts was in 1898 but he is reported to have signed for Abercorn in 1903, though no appearances were recorded for him with the Paisley club so it is likely he was registered as an experienced backup player for a potential goalkeeping emergency which did not come to pass. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fairbairn (writer)
John Fairbairn may refer to: * Jock Fairbairn ( 1890s), Scottish football goalkeeper with Heart of Midlothian * John Fairbairn (writer), English political journalist, author and translator * John Fairbairn (Horticulturist), Curator of Chelsea Physic Garden 1784–1814 * John Fairbairn (educator) John Fairbairn (9 April 1794 – 5 October 1864) was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony. According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, "The embryo of the State education system we know to ... (1794–1854), newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician * John Fairbairn, prisoner on '' St. Michael of Scarborough'' * John Fairbairn (skeleton racer) (born 1983), Canadian skeleton racer * John Fairbairn (naval officer) (1912–1984), South African naval officer who annexed the Prince Edward islands for South Africa * Kaʻimi Fairbairn, full name John Christian Kaʻiminoeauloamekaʻikeokekumupaʻa Fairbairn (born 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fairbairn (Horticulturist)
John Fairbairn may refer to: * Jock Fairbairn ( 1890s), Scottish football goalkeeper with Heart of Midlothian * John Fairbairn (writer), English political journalist, author and translator * John Fairbairn (Horticulturist), Curator of Chelsea Physic Garden 1784–1814 * John Fairbairn (educator) John Fairbairn (9 April 1794 – 5 October 1864) was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony. According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, "The embryo of the State education system we know to ... (1794–1854), newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician * John Fairbairn, prisoner on '' St. Michael of Scarborough'' * John Fairbairn (skeleton racer) (born 1983), Canadian skeleton racer * John Fairbairn (naval officer) (1912–1984), South African naval officer who annexed the Prince Edward islands for South Africa * Kaʻimi Fairbairn, full name John Christian Kaʻiminoeauloamekaʻikeokekumupaʻa Fairbairn (born 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Physic Garden
The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. This four acre physic garden, the term here referring to the science of healing, is among the oldest botanical gardens in Britain, after the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. Its rock garden is the oldest in Europe devoted to alpine plants and Mediterranean plants. The largest fruiting olive tree in Britain is there, protected by the garden's heat-trapping high brick walls, along with what is doubtless the world's northernmost grapefruit growing outdoors. Jealously guarded during the tenure of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, the garden became a registered charity in 1983 and was opened to the general public for the first time. The garden is a member of the London Museums of Health & Medicine. It is also Grade I listed in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fairbairn (educator)
John Fairbairn (9 April 1794 – 5 October 1864) was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony. According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, "The embryo of the State education system we know today, trial by jury, the principle of the mutual life assurance company – all these were fruits of his endeavours at the Cape". Early life John Fairbairn was born in Carolside Mill in the Parish of Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland on 9 April 1794, the son of James Fairbairn and Agnes Brack, who married at Lauder, Berwickshire 20 March 1783, James living in the Parish of Westruther, Berwickshire at the time. He attended the University of Edinburgh where he studied Medicine "acquiring at the same time a more than passing knowledge of classical languages and mathematics"."The Argus" Friday 31 July 1959 He did not graduate and, in 1818, he turned to education, and for more than 5 years taught at Bruce's Academy in Newcastle upon Tyne. Here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fairbairn (skeleton Racer)
John Fairbairn (born 28 December 1983) is an Olympic Canadian skeleton A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ... racer. References External links * 1983 births Living people Canadian male skeleton racers Olympic skeleton racers for Canada Skeleton racers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from London, Ontario 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Skeleton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fairbairn (naval Officer)
Commodore John Fairbairn (12 March 1912 – 20 March 1984) was a South African Naval officer. Fairbairn was born in Plumstead, Cape Town. After being educated at Diocesan College in Rondebosch, he started working at the Standard Bank in 1930. He joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) on 1 July 1929 on a part-time basis while still working at the bank until the start of World War II, when he signed up to the South African Navy full-time on 4 September 1939 and was promoted to lieutenant on 12 November the same year. On 1 May 1946, he joined the SA Navy Permanent Force and was given the rank of lieutenant-commander. On 4 January 1948 while in command of the HMSAS ''Transvaal'', the Marion and Prince Edward islands were annexed from Great Britain. He commanded the SAS ''President Steyn'' before being appointed naval officer in charge (NoiC) of the Simon's Town Naval Base. Fairbairn retired in 1972 and died in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
