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Kinross (surname)
Kinross is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Kinross (1870–1929), English writer *Cecil John Kinross (1896–1957), Canadian Victoria Cross recipient *John Kinross (1855–1931), Scottish architect *Nan Kinross Nancy Joan Kinross (30 October 1926 – 17 May 2021) was a New Zealand nurse and nursing academic. In 1985, she was appointed the first professor of nursing at Massey University, and was the second female professor at the university. Biography ... (1926–2021), New Zealand nurse and nursing academic * Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904–1976), writer and historian, biographer of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk References {{Surname Scottish toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and millions of books. In addition to its archiving function, the Archive is an activist organization, advocating a free and open Internet. , the Internet Archive holds over 35 million books and texts, 8.5 million movies, videos and TV shows, 894 thousand software programs, 14 million audio files, 4.4 million images, 2.4 million TV clips, 241 thousand concerts, and over 734 billion web pages in the Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive allows the public to upload and download digital material to its data cluster, but the bulk of its data is collected automatically by its web crawlers, which work to preserve as much of the public web as possible. Its web archiving, web archive, the Wayback Machine, contains hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Kinross
Albert Kinross (4 July 1870 – 19 March 1929) was an English journalist, magazine editor and writer of novels, stories and articles.Mitchel P. Roth, James Stuart Olson. ''Historical Dictionary of War Journalism'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997Pg. 168/ref>Adriane Ruggiero. ''World War I'', Marshall Cavendish, Mar 1, 2003Pg. 15/ref>William Henry Hills, Robert Luce. ''The Writer, Volume 17'', 1905Pg. 206/ref> Kinross was born in London in 1870. He worked and published in many of the most popular periodicals of his day including the ''Boston Evening Transcript'' (as the London correspondent 1896–98), ''London Outlook'' (as associate editor 1898–1900), '' London Morning Post'' (as dramatic critic for two years); as well as articles in the ''Century'', ''Harper's Magazine'', ''The Pall Mall Magazine'', ''Overland Monthly'', ''New Outlook'', ''The Windsor Magazine'', ''Atlantic Monthly'' and ''The Strand Magazine''. He was a special correspondent in Russia during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil John Kinross
Cecil John Kinross VC (17 February 1896 – 21 June 1957) was a Canadian soldier in World War I. Kinross was a 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. He was only nineteen when it was awarded to him, making him the second youngest Victoria cross recipient ever. Early life Kinross was born on 17 February 1896 at Dews Farm, Harefield, Middlesex. His father's family originated in Perthshire. He moved to Lougheed, Alberta with his parents and siblings in 1912. Military career Kinross was inducted voluntarily into the army at Calgary, Alberta, October 21, 1915 as a private in the 49th (Edmonton) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. On 30 October 1917, at the Battle of Passchendaele during the First World War, Kinross performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Kinross was wounded in the arm and head in 1917 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kinross
John Kinross (3 July 1855 – 7 January 1931) was a Scottish architect. He was particularly skilled in traditional styles and was highly involved in the restoration of historic buildings, researching his subjects well before any project. Biography He was born in Shore Road in Stirling, the second son of William Kinross (1810-1874), a builder and owner of William Kinross and Sons, and his second wife, Ann Marshall. He was educated at Stirling High School. Kinross was articled to Glasgow architect John Hutchison around 1870, and moved to the Edinburgh firm of Wardrop and Reid in 1875. He travelled to Italy in 1880 to study Renaissance buildings. In 1882 Kinross he established a partnership with Henry Seymour, which lasted until 1889. At this time he lived at 15 Leven Street in the Tollcross district. Kinross was president of the Edinburgh Architectural Association (EAA) between 1890 and 1892, and was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1905. Ebenezer James MacRae trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Kinross
Nancy Joan Kinross (30 October 1926 – 17 May 2021) was a New Zealand nurse and nursing academic. In 1985, she was appointed the first professor of nursing at Massey University, and was the second female professor at the university. Biography Born on 30 October 1926, Kinross was the daughter of Stewart and Margaret Kinross. In 1959, she graduated from University of Canterbury, Canterbury University College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In the early 1960s, Kinross completed a Master of Science in nursing at the University of California, Berkeley, and she then worked as supervising matron at Southland Hospital. From 1967 to 1973, Kinross was assistant director of the nursing division of the Ministry of Health (New Zealand), Department of Health. She was also active on the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, New Zealand Nurses' Association executive and national committees. With Norma Chick, Kinross introduced the first courses in nursing at Massey University in Palmerston North i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross
John Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (25 June 1904 – 4 June 1976) was a Scottish historian and writer noted for his biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other works on Islamic history. Early life Balfour was born on 25 June 1904. He was the eldest son of Patrick Balfour, 2nd Baron Kinross and Caroline Elsie Johnstone-Douglas (1879–1969). His paternal grandparents were the Lord Justice General John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross and, his first wife, Lilias Oswald Mackenzie (a daughter of Donald Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie). His maternal grandparents were Jane Maitland Hathorn-Stewart and Arthur Johnstone-Douglas, an member of the extended Marquess of Queensberry family. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a member of the Railway Club. He then became a journalist and writer. Career A prominent historian, Lord Kinross was a writer noted for his biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other works on Islamic history. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
