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Nicolson Family
Nicolson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Nicholas". There are alternate spellings. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Nicolson, British writer, son of Nigel Nicolson * Adela Florence Nicolson, British poet writing as "Laurence Hope" * Alexander Mclean Nicolson, US inventor (crystals, sound) * Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock, British diplomat and politician * Benedict Nicolson, British art historian and author, son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West * Dan Henry Nicolson, American botanist * David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock, British peer and solicitor. * Eric James Brindley Nicolson, Royal Air Force officer * Gerda Nicolson, Australian actress * Harold Nicolson, (1886–1968) British diplomat, politician and writer, son of Arthur Nicolson * James Nicolson (bishop) (died 1607), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland & Bishop of Dunkeld. * John Nicolson (other), multiple people * Marjorie Hope Nicolson (1894-1981), Am ...
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Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' "father" (GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' "name". In the form ''patronymic'', this stands with the addition of the suffix -ικός (''-ikos''), which was originally used to form adjectives with the ...
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Marjorie Hope Nicolson
Marjorie Hope Nicolson (February 18, 1894 – March 9, 1981) was an American literary scholar. She was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1941 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1955. Early life and education Nicolson was the daughter of Charles Butler Nicolson, editor-in-chief of the ''Detroit Free Press'' during World War I and later that paper's correspondent in Washington, DC, and Lissie Hope Morris. Nicolson graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. degree in 1914, followed by her M.A. in 1918. Afterwards, she attended Yale, where she received a Ph.D. in 1920, where she was the first woman to receive the distinguished John Addison Porter Prize for her dissertation."Book Reviews", ''Astounding Science Fiction'', August 1949, p. 154. She taught first at the University of Michigan and was granted an assistant professorship before continuing her graduate study at Johns Hopkins College from 1923–1926. While at Johns H ...
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English-language Surnames
English is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots language, Scots, and then closest related to the Low German, Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is Genetic relationship (linguistics), genealogically West Germanic language, West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by Langues d'oïl, dialects of France (about List of English words of French origin, 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvae ...
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Nicol
Nicol is a given name and a surname. Darren Everett criss Blaine glee dalton academy warblers school room dancing hollywood 430.Madeline drive pasdea.91105 anercan red criss red crross reod criss.626 05841 darren criss warblers jacket nicol raitano yes 2023 Given name * Nicol David, Malaysian squash player * Nicol Paone, American comedian, director, water, and actores * Nicol Williamson, Scottish actor Surname * Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat * Alex Nicol, American actor * Andy Nicol, Scottish rugby player * Archie Nicol, Scottish footballer * Bob Nicol, Canadian curler * Bobby Nicol, Scottish footballer * C. W. Nicol (1940–2020), Welsh-born Japanese writer * Davidson Nicol (1924-1994), Sierra Leone academic, diplomat, physician, writer and poet * Donald Nicol (1843–1903), Scottish politician * Eduardo Nicol, Spanish-Mexican philosopher * Eric Nicol, Canadian humorist * Erskine Nicol, Scottish painter * George Nicol (athlete), British sprinter * Hector Nicol, ...
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Nicholson (other)
Nicholson may refer to: People *Nicholson (name), a surname, and a list of people with the name Places Australia * Nicholson, Victoria * Nicholson, Queensland * Nicholson County, New South Wales * Nicholson River (other) * Nicholson Road, Perth * Nicholson Street, Melbourne Hong Kong * Mount Nicholson, Hong Kong Island New Zealand * Port Nicholson, former name of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand United States * Nicholson, Georgia * Nicholson Island (Pennsylvania) * Nicholson, Mississippi * Nicholson, Pennsylvania * Nicholson, Wisconsin * Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania * Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania * Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Farmhouse, a historic farmhouse in Havana, Florida Craters *Nicholson crater, in Canada *Nicholson (lunar crater) *Nicholson (Martian crater) Other uses * Crest Nicholson, British housebuilding company * ''Fanny Nicholson'', Australian sailing ship that sank in 1874 * Nicholson's, a brewery in Maidenhead from 18 ...
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Clan MacNeacail
Clan MacNeacail, sometimes known as Clan MacNicol, is a Scottish clan long associated with the Isle of Skye. Tradition states that, early in its history, the clan held the Isle of Lewis, as well as extensive territory on the north-western mainland. The earliest member of the clan on record is one 14th century John "mak Nakyl", who is recorded amongst Edward I of England's powerful West Highland supporters during the Wars of Scottish Independence. John Barbour's 1375 epic, The Brus, suggests that by 1316, the clan had switched allegiance to Robert I, and made a decisive intervention in the new theatre of Anglo-Scottish conflict in Ireland. The marriage of an heiress to the MacLeods of Lewis brought a severe loss of lands and power in the following generation, forcing the clan chiefs to relocate to the surviving estates on Skye. However, the MacNeacails retained local significant influence: serving, according to tradition, as members of the Council of the Lords of the Isles and ...
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Clan Nicolson
Clan Nicolson is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan claims descent from an Edinburgh lawyer who lived in the 16th century and from a distinguished line of Aberdeen merchants who preceded him. During the mid-1980s David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the chief of Clan Nicolson. Around the same time, a Nicolson who claimed descent from the Highland clan of "Nicolsons" historically centred on Skye, petitioned the Lord Lyon King of Arms to be recognised as chief of his own clan. The Lord Lyon King of Arms accepted this man's petition on the condition he took the surname ''MacNeacail''. In consequence there are two Scottish clans with similar names—the lowland Clan Nicolson and the highland Clan MacNeacail. History Origins of the name The surname ''Nicolson'' means "son of ''Nicol''". The personal name ''Nicol'' meaning "victory people". The surname is shared by two Scottish clans—the lowland Clan Nicolson and the unrelated Cl ...
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Nicolson Institute
The Nicolson Institute (Gaelic: ''Àrd-sgoil MhicNeacail'') in Stornoway, is the largest school in the Western Isles, Scotland. The Nicolson is the only six-year secondary school in Lewis. With the Sir E. Scott School in Harris, they provide education up to Advanced Higher level. The student population is around 1000. The school has Gaelic-speaking pupils, although these are in the minority. There are five houses, named after five significant former rectors: Addison, Forbes, Gibson, Macrae and Sutherland. Addison contains only pupils who claim to be fluent in Gaelic. The former rector, Dr. Frances Murray is an alumnus of the school and also a former dux of the school. She is the first former pupil to be appointed to the post in the school's history. The Nicolson was re-built on the site of the original Stornoway Primary next to where the old Nicolson was. The old school comprised several different buildings, all built between 1904 (Matheson Hall) and the Main Building (1957 ...
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William Nicolson
William Nicolson (1655–1727) was an English churchman, linguist and antiquarian. As a bishop he played a significant part in the House of Lords during the reign of Queen Anne, and left a diary that is an important source for the politics of his times. He was a versatile scholar, involved in numerous collaborations and contributing uncredited in the work of others. Early life He was born in Plumbland, Cumberland, the son of Joseph Nicolson, who was rector there, and his wife Mary Brisco, and was educated at the school in nearby Dovenby. He went up to Queen's College, Oxford and graduated BA in 1676, MA in 1679. He became a Fellow of the college, holding the post from 1679 to 1682. Journey to Germany Nicolson visited the University of Leipzig to learn German, supported by Joseph Williamson. He travelled out in July 1678 via Holland, in the entourage of Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury. As companion he had David Hanisius; also of the party was Nicholas Oudart. He went wi ...
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Phyllis Nicolson
Phyllis Nicolson (21 September 1917 – 6 October 1968) was a British mathematician and physicist best known for her work on the Crank–Nicolson method together with John Crank. Early life and education Nicolson was born Phyllis Lockett in Macclesfield and went to Stockport High School for Girls. She graduated from Manchester University with a B.Sc. in 1938, M.Sc. in 1939 and a Ph.D. on ''Three Problems in Theoretical Physics'' in 1946. Her Ph.D. thesis began with cosmic ray research conducted under Lajos Jánossy during 1939 and 1940. Hartree Differential Analyser work Nicolson's Ph.D. was expected to be submitted in 1941 but was interrupted by wartime work with Douglas Hartree's research group at Manchester University from 1940 to 1945. During this time, Nicholson became a proficient numerical analyst and an expert user of Hartree's differential analyser. Nicolson, along with other members of the research group worked on defence-related problems for the Air Defence Re ...
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Nigel Nicolson
Nigel Nicolson (19 January 1917 – 23 September 2004) was an English writer, publisher and politician. Early life and education Nicolson was the second son of writers Sir Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West; he had an elder brother Ben, an art historian. The boys grew up in Kent, first at Long Barn, near their mother's ancestral home at Knole, and then at Sissinghurst Castle, where their parents created a famous garden. Nicolson was sent to board at Summer Fields, a prep school in Oxford; he then attended Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. During World War II he served with the Grenadier Guards, later writing their official history. Career Nicolson wrote many books. He and George Weidenfeld co-founded the publishing house Weidenfeld & Nicolson, of which he was a director from 1948 to 1992. He also worked as a broadcaster and was a member of the Ancient Monuments Board. Although his father had been first a National Labour and then a Labour politician, Nigel Nicol ...
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Mark Nicolson
Mark Nicolson is an American tenor opera singer residing in New York City. Mark Nicolson was born in Galesburg, Illinois and grew up in Peoria, Illinois, where he attended Bradley University. He subsequently studied at University of North Texas College of Music and Indiana University, where he studied with bel-canto soprano, Virginia Zeani and bass, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni. He later studied with tenor legends Franco Corelli and James King. In New York, he won the Liederkranz Competition, received a Citation of Excellence from the Birgit Nilsson Prize Competition, won five study grants from the New York Wagner Society, and received a fellowship from Jerome Hines Opera-Music Theatre Institute. He is on the voice faculty of New Jersey City University. Roles Mark Nicolson's roles included: * European debut as Tamino '' The Magic Flute'': Dublin Grand Opera. * American debut as Don Ottavio ''Don Giovanni'': Virginia Opera * Cavaradossi in '' Tosca'': Atlanta Opera, Palacio de B ...
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