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Robert Craig (film Historian)
Robert, Rob, Bob or Bobby Craig may refer to: Sportspeople *Bob Craig (Scottish footballer) (1886–1918), Scottish footballer *Bob Craig (rugby) (1881–1935), Australian rugby player and Olympic gold medalist *Bobby Craig (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2010), Scottish footballer *Bobby Craig (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2016), English footballer *Bobby Craig (Australian footballer) (1882–?), Australian rules footballer Academics *Robert T. Craig (born 1947), communication scholar *Robert C. Craig (1921–1990), academic who taught at the Michigan State University *Robert Craig (theologian) (1917–1995), academic and church leader *Robert Meldrum Craig (1882–1956), geologist and academic author Others *Robert Craig of Riccarton (1730–1823), Scottish lawyer, landowner and political writer *Robert Craig (representative) (1792–1852), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Robert Hunter Craig (1829–1913), British Member of Parliament for Glasgow Govan, 1900–1906 *Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Craig (Scottish Footballer)
Robert Craig (2 May 1886 – 19 April 1918) was a Scottish professional Association football, footballer who played as a Full back (association football), full back in the Scottish Football League for Dundee Hibernian F.C., Dundee Hibernian, Celtic F.C., Celtic and Morton F.C., Morton. Personal life Craig was born in May 1886 in Beith, Ayrshire, the son of William and Elizabeth Craig. His father was a French polisher. First World War Robert Craig served as a Private (rank), private in the South Wales Borderers during the First World War and was Wounded in action, wounded during a German Army (German Empire), German attack at Messines, Belgium on 11 April 1918, during the German spring offensive. He was moved to No. 13 General Hospital, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France and died on 19 April 1918, a few weeks shy of his 32rd birthday. He was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Career statistics References External links * Scottish men's footballers 1886 births 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Craig (rugby)
Robert Robertson Craig (1 September 1881 – 5 March 1935) was an Australian rugby union and pioneer professional rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports - a List of dual-code rugby internationals, dual-code rugby international. He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Prior to his rugby career he won state championships in swimming and soccer and played top-level water polo. All round sportsman Prior to his rugby careers Craig was one of Australia's greatest all-round sportsmen. He won eight consecutive State swimming championships between 1899 and 1906; he appeared in four Sydney premiership winning water polo sides and in 1905 he was a member of the Balmain soccer club which that year won the Gardiner Cup, the NSW State competition. Rugby union career Craig toured Britain and North America with the 1908–09 Australia national rugby union team, Wallabies and at the end of that tour w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Craig (footballer, Born 1935)
Bobby Craig (8 April 1935 – 1 October 2010) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Third Lanark, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers, Celtic, St Johnstone, Oldham Athletic, Toronto City and Johannesburg Wanderers as an inside-right. Craig played in the final match played by Third Lanark before the club went out of business. After retiring as a player he settled in Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ..., where he died aged 75. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Bobby 1935 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Association football inside forwards Scottish footballers Third Lanark A.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Celtic F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Craig (footballer, Born 1928)
Robert Craig (16 June 1928 – 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t .... References 1928 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Consett English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Sunderland A.F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Craig (Australian Footballer)
Robert Ritchie Craig (born 29 March 1882, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...er who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). References External links * Demonwiki profile 1882 births Year of death missing Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1882-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert T
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert C
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Craig (theologian)
Robert Craig Erwich CBE (22 March 1917 – 30 January 1995) was an academic and church leader. He served from 1969 to 1980 as Principal of the University of Rhodesia and was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland, minister or elder chosen to moderate (chair) the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week i .... References Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Academic staff of the University of Zimbabwe Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1917 births 1995 deaths British Christian theologians Rhodesian Presbyterians Zimbabwean Presbyterians White Rhodesian people Academic staff of the University of Natal Smith College faculty Union Theological Seminary (New York City) alumni Alumni of the University of St Andrews Heads of universities and colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Meldrum Craig
Dr Robert Meldrum Craig FRSE FGS (13 July 1882 – 28 March 1956) was a prominent Scottish geologist and academic author. He left a large collection of fossils now housed in the collection of the University of St Andrews. Life He was born on 13 July 1882 in Ardentinny in Argyllshire in northern Scotland, the son of Rev Robert Craig, the local minister. His younger brother John Douglas Craig grew to fame as a classicist. He was schooled at the local parish school and then attended Madras College in the University of St Andrews. James Manson Craig, Professor of English at the University of St Andrews was also his brother. Several other brothers grew to fame in the military: Brigade Major Henry David Cook Craig MC; Lt Falconer Gray Craig MC; Cpt Archibald Douglas Craig. Joseph Murison Craig became a surgeon, and his sister Constance Craig became a missionary in China. In 1909 he began lecturing in Geology at Dundee, then a branch of the University of St Andrews, moving to St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Craig Of Riccarton
Robert Craig of Riccarton (1730–1823) was a Scottish lawyer, landowner and political writer. Immensely wealthy and childless, he was the patriarch catalyst to the dynasty of Gibson-Craig baronets. He was born in Edinburgh in 1730 the son of James Craig, Professor of Civil Law at the University of Edinburgh and great-great-grandson of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton. His mother was the daughter of Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston a prominent law lord. His father died when he was young and Thomas became Laird of the Riccarton estate to the west of Edinburgh, with Riccarton House at its centre. He studied law at Edinburgh University, and qualified as an advocate in 1754. In 1775 he is listed as living "near Crichton's coach works" at the east end of the Canongate in Edinburgh, around 1 km from the law courts. In 1776 he was appointed a Judge of the Commissary Court, resigning this position in 1791. On the building of the New Town, Edinburgh, First New Town in Edinburgh, Craig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Craig (representative)
Robert Craig (1792 – November 25, 1852) was a politician and longtime member of the Virginia House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives, serving many terms in both bodies. Craig County, Virginia is named in his honor. Biography Born near Christiansburg, Virginia, Craig attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated from Lewisburg Academy in Greenbrier County (now West Virginia). After graduating, Craig engaged in agriculture, before being elected to and serving in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1817 and 1818. He worked as a member of the Virginia Board of Public Works from 1820–1823, before being elected again to the Virginia House, serving from 1825–1829. Craig was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832, so he resumed agricultural pursuits. Craig wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hunter Craig
Robert Hunter Craig (1839 – 12 August 1913) was a Liberal Party politician in Scotland. He was elected to the House of Commons as member of parliament (MP) for Glasgow Govan at the 1900 general election, but did not stand again at the 1906 general election. Life He was born in Partick, the son of James Craig and Margaret Brown. He was educated at Partick Academy then Glasgow Academy. In 1873 he founded R. Hunter Craig & Co, agents to flour millers, at 67 Hope Street in Glasgow city centre, later expanding to Liverpool and London. Hunter Craig then lived at Falkland Bank on Partick Hill. He was Director of the Scottish Temperance Life Assurance Company, President of the Glasgow Mizpah Band and Director of the Glasgow Limited Evangelical Society. By 1911 his company was described as R Hunter Craig & Co Ltd, Continental, American and Colonial Flour and Produce Importers, based at Atlantic Chambers 45 Hope Street in Glasgow, with further offices in Edinburgh, Leith, London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
