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Lord Atkin
James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin, (28 November 1867 – 25 June 1944), commonly known as Dick Atkin, was an Australian-British jurist, who served as a lord of appeal in ordinary from 1928 until his death in 1944. He is especially remembered as the judge giving the leading judgement in the case of ''Donoghue v Stevenson'' in 1932, in which he established the modern law of negligence in the UK, and indirectly in most of the common law world. Early life and practice Atkin was the son of Robert Travers Atkin (1841–1872) and his wife, Mary Elizabeth ''née'' Ruck (1842–1920). Robert was from Kilgarriff, County Cork, Mary's father from Newington, Kent, and her mother from Merioneth, Wales. The couple married in 1864 and soon emigrated to Australia intending to take up sheep farming. However, little more than a year into their enterprise Robert was badly injured in a fall from a horse and the couple moved to Brisbane where Robert became a journalist and politician. He alw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Honourable
''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is predominantly used today as a style associated with the holding of certain senior public offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent, Australia. ''Right'' in this context is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'fully'. Grammatically, ''The Right Honourable'' is an adjectival phrase which gives information about a person. As such, it is not considered correct to apply it in direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the Grammatical person, third person along with a name or noun to be modified. ''Right'' may be abbreviated to ''Rt'', and ''Honourable'' to ''Hon.'', or both. ''The'' is sometimes dropped in written abbreviated form, but is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilgarriff, County Cork
Kilgarriff (), also sometimes spelled Kilgarriffe, is a civil parish in County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ..., Ireland. Clonakilty is the main town in the area. See also * Kilgarriffe Church References Civil parishes of County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demyship
A demyship (also "demy" for the recipient) is a form of scholarship or research affiliation at Magdalen College, Oxford. The title of "demy" is held by undergraduates who have been awarded a scholarship at Magdalen and are members of the college foundation, and is equivalent to "postmaster" at Merton College (see below) and "scholar" at other Oxford colleges. Historical notable demies at Magdalen College include individuals such as Oscar Wilde and T. E. Lawrence. Historically, the term is derived from ''demi-socii'' or ''half-fellows'', being formerly entitled to half the allowance awarded to Fellows. For many years a demyship carried an emolument of £60 per year. Today, the more senior title of "Senior Demy" describes an honorary research position given to individuals who hold professorial, post-doctoral or fellowship roles elsewhere at the University of Oxford or externally. These individuals are elected to a demyship by the governing body of Magdalen College, with the recip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ College, Brecon
Christ College, Brecon, is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school, located in the cathedral and market town of Brecon in mid-Wales. It currently caters for pupils aged 4–18 years. History Christ College was founded by Royal Charter in 1541 by King Henry VIII as 'the College of Christ of Brecknock'. Its aim was to provide education to the local area. The school still uses the medieval chapel and halls of the Dominican friary which was closed during the Dissolution of the monasteries. The maintenance of the buildings was difficult during CCB's early years, due to its small original endowment, and the reluctance of local prebendaries to offer tithes to the college. During the English Civil Wars many areas of the school were destroyed by Parliamentary Commissioners including Roger Thomas of Llanfrynach. Following the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, repairs of the college were undertaken by the Bishop William Lucy, whom had been appointed as the Dean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friars School, Bangor
is a school in Bangor, Gwynedd, and the second oldest extant school in Wales. History 1557 Establishment The school was founded by Geoffrey Glyn who had been brought up in Anglesey and had followed a career in law in London. A friary had been established in Bangor by the Dominican Order, or Black Friars, in the 13th century. At the dissolution of the monasteries, the friary was wound up in 1538. Geoffrey Glyn bought the site with a view to establishing a grammar school. In his will dated 8 July 1557, he left the property and endowments towards establishing the school. Geoffrey's will left the property to his brother William Glyn, Bishop of Bangor and Maurice Griffith, Bishop of Rochester, for them to execute his wishes. However, both of these died in the following year, but they further transferred the will to Sir William Petre, a former Secretary of State, Sir William Garrard, a former Lord Mayor of London and Simon Lowe, a London merchant tailor, who were able to ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Darwin
Emma Darwin (; 2 May 1808 – 2 October 1896) was an English woman who was the wife and first cousin of Charles Darwin. They were married on 29 January 1839 and were the parents of ten children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. Early life Emma Wedgwood was born at the family estate of Maer Hall in Maer, Staffordshire, the youngest of seven children of Josiah Wedgwood II and his wife Elizabeth "Bessie" (née Allen). Her grandfather Josiah Wedgwood had made his fortune in pottery, and like many others who were not part of the aristocracy, they were nonconformist, belonging to the Unitarian church. Charles Darwin was her first cousin; their shared grandparents were Josiah and Sarah Wedgwood, and as the Wedgwood and Darwin families were closely allied, they had been acquainted since childhood. She was close to her sister Fanny, the two being known by the family as the "Doveleys", and was charming and messy, accounting for her nickname, "Little Miss Slip-Slop". She helpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English Natural history#Before 1900, naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a Common descent, common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint presentation with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this Phylogenetics, branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey, burial in Westminster Abbey. Darwin's early interest in nature led him to neglect his medical education at the University of Edinburgh Medical Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Darwin
Sir Francis Darwin (16 August 1848 – 19 September 1925) was a British botanist. He was the third son of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin. Biography Francis Darwin was born at Down House, Downe, Kent in 1848. He was the third son and seventh child of Charles Darwin and his wife Emma Wedgwood. He was educated at Clapham Grammar School. He then went to Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, then changing to natural sciences, graduating in 1870. He then went to study medicine at St George's Medical School, London, earning an MB in 1875, but did not practice medicine. Darwin was married three times and widowed twice. First, he married Amy Richenda Ruck in 1874, but she died in 1876 four days after the birth of their son Bernard Darwin, who was later to become a golf writer. In September 1883, he married Ellen Wordsworth Crofts (1856–1903) and they had a daughter Frances Crofts Darwin (1886–1960), a poet who married the poet Francis Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Dovey
The River Dyfi (; ), also known as the River Dovey ( ), is an approximately long river in Wales. Its large estuary forms the boundary between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion, and its lower reaches have historically been considered the border between North Wales and South Wales. Name Nowadays the Welsh spelling ''Dyfi'' is widely used locally and by the Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales and the BBC. The anglicised spelling ''Dovey'' continues to be used by some entities. Sources The River Dyfi rises in the small lake Creiglyn Dyfi at about above sea level, below Aran Fawddwy, flowing south to Dinas Mawddwy and Cemmaes Road (), then south west past Machynlleth to Cardigan Bay () at Aberdyfi. It shares its watershed with the River Severn () and the River Dee () before flowing generally south-westwards down to a wide estuary. The only large town on its route is Machynlleth. The river is prone to flooding and some roads in the lower catchment can become impassa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Quay, Brisbane
North Quay is a location in the Brisbane central business district and the name of a street in the same area, running along the Brisbane River from an intersection near Makerston Street to the top of the Queen Street mall, linking the Victoria Bridge and the William Jolly Bridge along the river's northern bank. It was the site of Brisbane’s initial settlement, at a point where a stream flowing from Spring Hill provided fresh water, later collected in a reservoir on Tank Street. Location The precise bounds of this small locality are debatable. By one opinion, it is about seven blocks long, covering the northerly bank of the Brisbane River between the Victoria Bridge and the William Jolly Bridge; another opinion gives it roughly the area of four city blocks in length, from Ann Street north of Brisbane Square to Queens Gardens, including the Conrad Treasury Casino. By either opinion it is little more than a single block in width, extending North only to George Street and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Welsh Centre
The London Welsh Centre () (founded as the Young Wales Association in 1920) is a community and arts centre on Gray's Inn Road, in the London Borough of Camden. The centre is owned and run by the London Welsh Trust. The centre is a base for three choirs: the London Welsh Chorale (Choral Cymry Llundain), the Gwalia Male Voice Choir, and the London Welsh Male Voice Choir. The centre also hosts Welsh language classes, concerts, drama productions, the Young Welsh Singer of the Year Competition, the London Welsh School's ', literary events, discussion programmes, and a variety of other events. History The centre was built to provide a home for the Young Wales Association (YWA), which later became the London Welsh Association and is now the London Welsh Trust. The centre was built by Howell Jones Williams, Sir Howell J. Williams, who was a London-based building contractor and city council member. Williams gifted the building to the Young Welsh Association who, prior to the current bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheep Farming
Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their meat (lamb and mutton), milk (sheep's milk), and fiber (wool). They also yield sheepskin and parchment. Sheep can be raised in a range of temperate climates, including arid zones near the equator and other torrid zones. Farmers build fences, housing, shearing sheds, and other facilities on their property, such as for water, feed, transport, and pest control. Most farms are managed so sheep can graze pastures, sometimes under the control of a shepherd or sheep dog. Farmers can select from various breeds suitable for their region and market conditions. When the farmer sees that a ewe (female adult) is showing signs of heat or estrus, they can organise for mating with males. Newborn lambs are typically subjected to lamb marking, which involves tail docking, mulesing, earmarking, and males may be castrated. Sheep producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
