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MacNair
MacNair is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Frances Macdonald MacNair (1873–1921), Scottish artist of the "Glasgow Style" *Herbert MacNair, Scottish artist *Peter Macnair (born 1940), Canadian anthropologist *Rachel MacNair (born 1958), American sociologist and psychologist Fictional characters with the surname include: *Jamie Macnair, character in ''The Curse of the Viking Grave'' *Sir Kevin Dean de Courtney MacNair of MacNair, alias of a character in ''Napoleon Disentimed'' *Walden Macnair, character from the ''Harry Potter'' series See also *McNair, surname {{surname, McNair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel MacNair
Rachel M. MacNair (born November 4, 1958) is an American sociologist and psychologist who adheres to the consistent life ethic. She is an activist against abortion and war, and has written against the culture of violence and the eating of meat. An expert on veteran psychology, she coined the term "Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress" (PITS), a form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that may result from the action of killing. She edited ''Working for Peace: A Handbook of Practical Psychology''. She is also a Quaker, which influences her anti-violence work. MacNair served for ten years as the president of Feminists for Life, an anti-abortion organization, and she founded the Susan B. Anthony List to help elect anti-abortion politicians. She is a director of the Institute for Integrated Social Analysis, the research arm of the Consistent Life Network. Education MacNair was the valedictorian for her class at Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri. In the 1970s, Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert MacNair
James Herbert MacNair (23 December 1868 – 22 April 1955), was a Scottish artist, designer and teacher whose work contributed to the development of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style) during the 1890s. Early life Born in Glasgow into a military family, MacNair trained as an architect with the Glasgow firm of Honeyman and Keppie from 1888 to 1895, and it was there that he first met Charles Rennie Mackintosh. As part of their training, the two attended evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art between 1888 and 1894, and it was there that they met the MacDonald sisters, Margaret and Frances. MacNair would go on to marry Frances, and Mackintosh would marry Margaret. The Four All four later became the loose collective of the Glasgow School known as "The Four", MacNair being the least well known. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Macdonald MacNair
Frances Macdonald MacNair (24 August 1873 – 12 December 1921) was a Scottish artist whose design work was a prominent feature of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style) during the 1890s. Biography The sister of artist-designer Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, she was born in Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, and moved to Glasgow with her family in 1890. Both sisters enrolled in painting classes at the Glasgow School of Art in 1891, where they met the young architects Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Herbert MacNair. Frances went on to marry MacNair in 1899, and Margaret married Mackintosh in 1900. After they met, they exhibited together in a 'School of Art Club' exhibition and due to their similar stylistic approach came to be referred to as "The Four". In the mid-1890s the sisters left the School to set up an independent studio together. They collaborated on graphics, textile designs, book illustrations and metalwork, developing a distinctive style influenced by mystic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon Disentimed
''Napoleon Disentimed'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Hayford Peirce, first published by Tor Books in 1987. It is a humorous treatment of two standard science fiction themes, those of time travel and of parallel universes. The protagonist is a dapper, clever con man who, although born to humble origins in Bangor, Maine, United States, calls himself Sir Kevin Dean de Courtney MacNair of MacNair. Part of it is set in two alternate universes to our own. In one of them, Napoleon won the Napoleonic Wars and subdued Great Britain and Russia in 1806, thereafter securing global dominance for him and his descendants- a Napoleon V still sits on his world's French imperial throne in its 1980s. In another, the British royal family made different dynastic arrangements, leading to the birth of a male heir to King William IV rather than Queen Victoria, Frederick I, whose descendants still rule the United Kingdom- Frederick IV is the reigning monarch in its 1987. Through a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ye Come! The Dill Pickles, Undated (NBY 6439)
Ye or YE may refer to: Language * Ye (pronoun), a form of the second-person plural, personal pronoun "you" * The Scots word for "you" * A pseudo-archaic spelling of the English definite article (''the''). See '' Ye olde'', and the "Ye form" section of English articles * Ye (Cyrillic) (Е), a Cyrillic letter * Ukrainian Ye (Є), a Cyrillic letter * Ye (kana), an archaic Japanese kana * A shortened slang form for "yes" Names and people * Ye (surname) (叶 / 葉), a Chinese surname * Ye the Great (), a figure in Chinese mythology * Kanye West, American rapper who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021 Places * Ye (Hebei), a city in ancient China * Ye County, Henan, China * Laizhou, formerly Ye County, Shandong * Yé, Lanzarote, a village on the island of Lanzarote, Spain * Ye, Mon State, a small town located on the southern coast of Burma * Ye River, a river in Burma * Ye (Korea), an ancient Korean kingdom * Yemen (ISO 3166-1 code YE) Other uses * .ye, the country c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Macnair
Peter Livesay Macnair is a Canadian anthropologist. From 1965 until 1996 Macnair was the Curator of Ethnology at the Royal British Columbia Museum. During this time he was responsible for ground-breaking work in museum anthropology and the participation of aboriginal peoples in the creation of museum exhibits. Since his retirement from the Royal British Columbia Museum, Macnair has been as active as ever and has curated exhibits for the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the National Museum of the American Indian. Selected works *''The Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Northwest Coast Indian Art'' (1983) *''The Magic Leaves: A History of Haida Haida may refer to: Places * Haida, an old name for Nový Bor * Haida Gwaii, meaning "Islands of the People", formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands * Haida Islands, a different archipelago near Bella Bella, British Columbia Ships * , a 1 ... Argillite Carving'' (1984) *''Down from the Shim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of The Viking Grave
''The Curse of the Viking Grave'' is a children's novel by Farley Mowat, first published in 1966. It is a sequel to the award-winning '' Lost in the Barrens''. Set in the Canadian north, it is a novel of adventure and survival, with much information about the northern land and its peoples. Main characters *Jamie Macnair, 15-year-old Scottish Canadian orphan *Peetyuk Anderson, the son of an English trapper and an Ihalmiut woman *Awasin Meewasin, the son of the chief of the Crees at Thanout Lake *Angeline Meewasin, Awasin's sister, the daughter of the chief of the Crees Plot summary The novel is set in the northern Manitoban forests and in the Barrens to the north. Jamie, Awasin, and Peetyuk divide their time between studying with Jamie's uncle, Angus Macnair, and trapping in the woods. When the Chipeweyan camp nearby succumbs to deadly influenza, the boys help with supplies and nurse the survivors, while Angus travels south in search of medical help. However, Angus contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter
''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a Black magic, dark wizard who intends to become Immortality, immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people). The series was originally published in English by Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic Press in the United States. All versions around the world are printed by Grafica Veneta in Italy. A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age fiction, and the British school story (which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
