Robert Steel (other)

	Robert Steel (other) Robert Steel may refer to: Robert Steel (minister) (1827–1893), Scottish/Australian Presbyterian minister Robert Steel (chess player) (1839-1903), English chess player and businessman Bobby Steel (1888–1972), Scottish footballer Robert Walter Steel (1915–1997), professor of geography at Liverpool University and principal of the University College of Swansea Robert K. Steel (born 1951), president and CEO of Wachovia Corporation See also Robert Steele (other) Robert Steele or Rob Steele may refer to: * Robert Steele, (1745–1830) Scottish shipbuilder, founder of Robert Steele & Company, 1815 Robert Steele (drum major) (1760–1833), American Revolutionary War drummer and drum major Robert Steele ... {{hndis, Steel, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Robert Steel (minister) Robert Steel (15 May 1827 – 9 October 1893) was a Presbyterian minister in colonial Australia. Steel was of Scotch extraction, but was born at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of James Steel and Anne Gillespie his wife. He was educated at the Ayr Academy and at the Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, being licensed to preach by the Free Presbytery of Irvine in 1851. He subsequently held various charges, being transferred to Halford in 1855 and to Cheltenham in 1859. He meanwhile contributed to the religious press, and was the originator and for four years one of the editors, of ''Meliora'', a quarterly periodical of social science. In 1861 he was created Ph.D. of the University of Göttingen. In 1861 Steel was appointed to the pastorate of the Macquarie Street church, Sydney, where he arrived in June 1862. Subsequently he took a leading part in promoting the union of the Presbyterian churches of New South Wales, and was elected Moderator of the third General Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Robert Steel (chess Player) Robert Steel (1839–1903) was a notable businessman and internationally renowned chess player, originally from Liverpool. Steel spent a considerable period in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in British India. Steel was described by the ''Times of India'' in 1898 as "one of the best known and most popular figures" in Calcutta, and "probably the finest chess player India has ever seen". The London '' Daily News'' similarly called Steel "the foremost player in India". Steel is credited with many efforts to popularise chess in India (ironically, the country where the game was initially born). Notably, he had conceived of and organised the historic Liverpool-Calcutta telegraph cable chess match in 1880 (having also been a former president of the Liverpool Chess Club). Steel was further joint winner of India's first round-robin chess tournament in Calcutta, held in 1878. The first World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, dedicated his book ''The Modern Chess Instructor'' to Steel, calling him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bobby Steel Robert Loudon Steel (25 June 1888 – 1972) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Greenock Morton, Port Glasgow Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and Gillingham. Career Steel joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 from Port Glasgow (along with Willie Bulloch, who soon returned to Scotland) and played mainly in the inside left position, although he was versatile and willing to fill in several roles, including in defence.The Spurs Alphabet Bob Goodwin; Lulu.com, 2017; He featured in 245 games and scored 45 goals in all competitions (but not counting unofficial fixtures during World War I ) before joining [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Robert Walter Steel Robert Walter Steel CBE (31 July 1915 – 29 December 1997) was a British geographer, who was Professor of Geography at Liverpool University from 1957 to 1974 and Principal of the University College of Swansea from 1974 to 1982. Life He was born in Reading, United Kingdom. Son of Rev Frederick Grabham and Winifred Barry (Harrison) Steel. He was the eldest of four children. Steel was educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School and the Cambridge and County High School for Boys. He then attended Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1934, obtaining a first-class degree in 1937. He was a lecturer in Geography at the University of Oxford from 1939 to 1956, serving in the Naval Intelligence Division of the Admiralty from 1940 to 1945. He was associated with two Oxford colleges: firstly at St Peter's Hall as a lecturer from 1951 to 1956 and then Jesus College as a Fellow from 1954 to 1956. He was then appointed John Rankin Professor of Geography at Liverpool University in 1957 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Robert K 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]