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Ker (surname)
Ker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Stewart Ker (1853–1943), Scottish doctor and suffragette * Allan Ebenezer Ker (1883–1958), Scottish army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross * Ker Chien-ming (born 1951), Taiwanese politician * Crawford Ker (born 1962), American football player * David Ker (1758–1805), Scottish-Irish-American first residing professor of the University of North Carolina * David Stewart Ker (1816–1878), Irish landowner and politician * George Ker (fl. 1870s and 1880s), Scottish footballer * Humphrey Ker (born 1982), British actor, writer and comedian * John Ker (other), several people * Lucas Arnold Ker (born 1974), Argentinian tennis player * Neil Ripley Ker (1908–1982), scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature * Richard Ker (1822–1890), British politician from Ireland * Richard Ker (MP) (1850–1942), British politician from Ireland * Robert Ker (other), several people * William Ker (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Stewart Ker
Alice Stewart Ker or Alice Jane Shannan Ker MRCPI (2 December 1853 – 20 March 1943) was a Scottish physician, health educator, and suffragette. She was the 13th woman on the registry of the British Medical Association. Early life and education Alice Jane Shannan Ker was born on 2 December 1853 at Deskford in Banffshire, Scotland. She was the eldest of the nine children of Margaret Millar Stevenson (1826–1900), daughter of James Cochran Stevenson, Liberal MP for South Shields, and Reverend William Turnbull Ker (1824–1885), a Free Church minister. At the age of 18 she moved to Edinburgh to study "University Classes for Ladies" including anatomy and physiology. While in Edinburgh, she met Sophia Jex-Blake, who was campaigning to have the University issue medical degrees to women. When Jex-Blake's petition was rejected by the University, Ker left Edinburgh to complete her medical training in Ireland where she was awarded her licentiateship from the King and Queen's College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Ebenezer Ker
Major Allan Ebenezer Ker VC (5 March 1883 – 12 September 1958) was a Scottish 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. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 5 March 1883 the son of Robert Darling Ker WS (1853-1940) and his wife Johanna Johnston. The family lived at 14 Findhorn Place in the Grange district. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy. He then studied law at the University of Edinburgh. Before the First World War he had his own legal practice at 5 George Street in the New Town and was living at "St Abbs", a villa on Russell Place in Trinity. In 1908 he joined a territorial force: the Queen's Edinburgh Mounted Rifles. In 1914 he went to Aberdeen to settle the affairs of his cousin, Captain Arthur Milford Ker who had been killed in the first weeks of the First World War and Allan was persuaded to join his cousin's regiment; the Gordon Highla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ker Chien-ming
Ker Chien-ming (; born 8 September 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. Early life He obtained his bachelor's degree in dental science from Chung Shan Medical University and master's degree in management science from Tamkang University. Political career He is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and has served in the Legislative Yuan since 1993, representing Hsinchu district Hsinchu City is represented in the Legislative Yuan since 2008 by one at-large single-member constituency (Hsinchu Constituency,). Current district * Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-c ... from 1993 to 2008 and again starting in 2016. From 2008 to 2016, Ker was elected via proportional representation. For the 2020 legislative election, Ker returned to Democratic Progressive Party list. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Ker, Chien-Ming 1951 births Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Living people T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford Ker
Crawford Francis Ker (born May 5, 1962) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of Florida. Early years Ker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the only son of George and Anne Ker. His father George immigrated to the United States from Scotland, and had previously served in the British Army as a Buckingham Palace guard. When Ker was young, his family moved to Florida, and his father worked several jobs to support the family in Dunedin, Florida; running a lawn service during the day and working at a convenience store at night. After school, and during weekends and summers, Ker followed his father's steps with his work ethic. In the mid-1970s, George managed the kitchen at a sports restaurant in Clearwater, Florida, where Ker worked as a busboy while he was in high school. During school semester breaks and vacations, he also waited tables and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ker
David Ker (February 1758 – January 21, 1805), born in northern Ireland, was a minister, educator, lawyer and judge, the first presiding professor (equivalent of a modern-day university president) of the University of North Carolina. Early life David Ker was born in February 1758 in Downpatrick, Ireland.William S. Powell, ''Dictionary of North Carolina Biography'', Volume 3, H-K, pp. 353-35/ref> He was of Scottish ancestry.Robert Haynes, ''The Mississippi Territory and the Southwest Frontier, 1795-1817'', Louisville, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2010, p. 5/ref> He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Trinity College in Dublin.Franklin E. Court, ''The Scottish Connection: The Rise of English Literary Study in Early America'', Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 2001, p. 10/ref>Leslie Gale Parr, ''A Will of Her Own: Sarah Towles Reed and the Pursuit of Democracy in Southern Public Education'', Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2010, p. /ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Stewart Ker
David Stewart Ker (November 1816 – 8 October 1878) was an Irish landowner and politician. He was a son of David Guardi Ker, MP for Athlone 1820-1826 and Downpatrick 1835-1841, and Selina Sarah, daughter of the first Marquess of Londonderry, and the elder brother of Richard Ker, Member of Parliament for Downpatrick, 1847-1851 and 1857-1859. He was a member of the landed gentry, inheriting the estates at Montalto and Portavo, Ballynahinch on his father's death in 1844. He served as a magistrate, deputy lieutenant and High Sheriff of County Down for 1852 and High Sheriff of Antrim for 1857. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Downpatrick, 1841-1847 and 1859-1867 and for County Down, 1852- 1857. He married twice: firstly Anna Dorothea, the daughter of Hans Blackwood, 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye with whom he had 12 children and secondly Caroline Persse from Galway (who ran off with his son Charley). He was buried in Magheradrool Church of Ireland graveyard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ker
George "Geordie" Ker (born in Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s. Ker played for ''Queen's Park Juniors'', ''Kerland FC'', and Alexandra Athletic before joining Queen's Park in 1877. Until 1878, Ker had played as a defender but converted to a striker in 1878. He won the Scottish Cup in 1880, 1881 and 1882, scoring in the 1882 replay win over Dumbarton. He was capped five times by the Scotland national team, scoring ten goals including a hat-trick against England in March 1880. In July 1884 he emigrated to North America. His older brother William was also a Scotland international, winning two caps, including the first international against England on 30 November 1872. International goals :''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.'' See also * List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks References External linksProfileat IFFHS The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organisation that c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Ker
David Humphrey Rivers Ker (; born 11 October 1982) is a British actor, writer and comedian who is a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls. Early life and education Ker was born to David Peter James Ker, a fine art dealer, and Alexandra Mary, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Dymock Watson. He is also a descendant on his father's side of the politician Henry Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk. Ker is 6'7" (2.01 m) tall. He was educated at Eton College, and read history at the University of Edinburgh. During his time at the University of Edinburgh, Ker performed in Edinburgh University Theatre Company pantomime productions. Ker performed with fellow students David Reed and Thom Tuck as a member of this comedy troupe. Career In 2006, Ker, together with Reed and Tuck, formed The Penny Dreadfuls, who have performed their Victorian sketch shows across Britain, including at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe with ''Aeneas Faversham'' in 2006 and ''Aeneas Faversham Returns' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ker (other)
John Ker (1673–1726) was a Scottish spy during the Jacobite risings. John Ker may also refer to: * John Ker (Latin poet) (died 1741), Scottish academic *John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe (c. 1680–1741) *John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe (1740–1804), Scottish nobleman and bibliophile *John Ker (planter) (1789–1850), American surgeon, planter, and politician in Louisiana *John Ker (minister) John Ker (1819–1886) was a Scottish ecclesiastical writer and minister in the United Presbyterian Church. Biography Ker was born in Tweedmuir 1819. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, he then spent some time in Germany in post-grad ... (1819–1886), Scottish ecclesiastical writer and minister * John Ker (priest), Canadian Anglican priest See also * John Kerr (other) {{human name disambiguation, Ker, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Arnold Ker
Lucas Arnold Ker (; born 12 October 1974) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell. He is the younger brother of Patricio Arnold. He is right-handed and turned professional in 1994. He played several times for the Argentine Davis Cup team, where he made his debut in 1997 against Venezuela. Arnold Ker was Roger Federer's opponent in the latter's first professional match in 1998, beating the 17-year-old future singles world No. 1 and 20-time major singles champion in straight sets. Arnold Ker retired from professional tennis in 2016. Cancer In August 2006, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. The testicle was removed, and he successfully underwent chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs ( chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Ripley Ker
Neil Ripley Ker (; 1908–1982) was a scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature. He was Reader in Palaeography at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford until he retired in 1968. He is known especially for his ''Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Anglo-Saxon'', which is praised as a milestone in Anglo-Saxon manuscript study. Biography Ker was born in Brompton, London, and was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, completing a BA in English Language and Literature in 1931 and a BLitt in 1933. During the Second World War he was a conscientious objector. In 1945 he was elected a fellow of Magdalen College and in 1946 University Reader in Palaeography. In 1968 he retired from his roles at Oxford to focus on his largest work, ''Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries''. He completed the first two volumes and most of the third and left a draft of the fourth. Legacy Annually, the British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ker
Richard John Charles Rivers Ker (21 July 1822 – 18 December 1890) was an Irish politician and first-class cricketer. He was a son of David Ker, MP for Athlone 1820-1826 and Downpatrick 1835-1841, and Selina Sarah, daughter of the first Marquess of Londonderry, and the younger brother of David Stewart Ker, the Member of Parliament for Downpatrick, 1841-1847 and 1859-1867 and one of the Members of Parliament for County Down, 1852-1857 He was educated in England at Eton College, before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1841–2, playing twice against the Marylebone Cricket Club and once in The University Match against Cambridge. He was elected as a Peelite Conservative Member of Parliament for Downpatrick in 1847, resigning through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 1 August 1851. He was again elected in an 1857 by-election for the same seat, but did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
