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Ranald (given Name)
Ranald is an English Hanks; Hodges 2006 pp. 407–408; Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 pp. 204, 205. and Scots masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name ''Raghnall''. A short form of ''Ranald'' is ''Ran''. Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 p. 205. Notable persons *Ranald Graham (1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer *Ranald Leask, British journalist *Ranald MacDonald (bishop) (1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop *Ranald George Macdonald (1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of British Parliament *Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan *Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist *Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), American screenwriter *Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889), United States Army officer and general during the Civil War *Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (born 1932), Scottish judge Fictional characters *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a 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, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 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 (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald MacDonald
Ranald MacDonald (February 3, 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between Commodore Perry and the Tokugawa Shogunate. Early life MacDonald was born at Fort Astoria, in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The area was then known as the Columbia District or Oregon Country, disputed territory dominated by the British Hudson's Bay Company and the American Pacific Fur Company. MacDonald's father was Archibald McDonald, a Scottish Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, and his mother was Koale'xoa (also known as Raven or Princess Sunday), a Chinook, daughter of Comcomly, a leader of the "Lower Chinook" Chinookan people that lived near the present-day city of Ilwaco, Washington. She, however, died shortly after giving birth and MacDonald was briefly cared for by his mother's family. Around 1825, Archibald McDonald marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586, it is the second oldest university press after Cambridge University Press. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics known as the Delegates of the Press, who are appointed by the vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. The Delegates of the Press are led by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University Press has had a similar governance structure since the 17th century. The press is located on Walton Street, Oxford, opposite Somerville College, in the inner suburb of Jericho. For the last 500 years, OUP has primarily focused on the publication of pedagogical texts and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
''Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood'' is a realistic, largely autobiographical, novel by George MacDonald. It was first published in 1871. The original edition was illustrated by Arthur Hughes. Plot introduction Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is a story of a young motherless boy growing up with his brothers in a Scottish manse. The list of characters includes: The wicked sneaking, housekeeper, Mrs. Mitchel, Kirsty, an enchanting Highland storyteller, Turkey, the intrepid cowherd, the strange Wandering Willie, the evil Kelpie, the sweet horse Missie, and the lovely Elsie Duff. Throughout the twists and turns of his escapades and adventures, Ranald learns from his father the important lessons of courage and integrity. Literary significance and criticism #"full of sweetness, full of boy-life and true goodness". ''( New York Independent, 1871'') #"Mr. Macdonald writes of youthful experiences in a way unequaled by any other author of the day, and this volume is in his best style." -Boston Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland
Ronald Iain Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (born 1932), is a former Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, having been appointed in 1985. Known as Lord Sutherland in the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, he sat in the First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session. His most notable case was as a presiding judge in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial. He is married to Janice, and they have two sons, Alan and Donald. Brief Biography * Graduated from the University of Edinburgh ( MA LLB) and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1956. * Served as an Advocate Depute from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1971 to 1977. * Appointed Standing Junior Counsel to the Ministry of Defence from 1964 to 1969. * Appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1969. * Member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board from 1977 to 1985 * Scottish Representative to the International Association of Judges The International Association of Judges (IAJ) is a professional, non-political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald S
Ranald is an English Hanks; Hodges 2006 pp. 407–408; Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 pp. 204, 205. and Scots masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name ''Raghnall''. A short form of ''Ranald'' is ''Ran''. Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 p. 205. Notable persons *Ranald Graham (1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer *Ranald Leask, British journalist *Ranald MacDonald (bishop) (1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop *Ranald George Macdonald (1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of British Parliament *Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan *Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist *Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), American screenwriter *Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889), United States Army officer and general during the Civil War *Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (born 1932), Scottish judge Fictional characters *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald MacDougall
Ranald MacDougall (March 10, 1915 – December 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter who scripted such films as '' Mildred Pierce'' (1945), '' The Unsuspected'' (1947), ''June Bride'' (1948), and '' The Naked Jungle'' (1954), and shared screenwriting credit for 1963's ''Cleopatra''. He also directed a number of films, including 1957's '' Man on Fire'' with Bing Crosby and 1959's '' The World, the Flesh and the Devil'', both of which featured actress Inger Stevens. Biography Born in Schenectady, New York, MacDougall came from an impoverished working-class family. His father was a crane operator and union organizer, whose frequent strikes forced MacDougall to leave school before finishing the eighth grade to help support the family. He held a variety of odd jobs and during the Great Depression found work as an usher at Radio City Music Hall. He saw greater potential across the street in Rockefeller Center, where he was hired as a page, working alongside Gregory Peck. As a page M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald Roderick Macdonald
Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007) was a British mathematician and psychologist. He was known for his contribution to the foundations of significance testing. References 1945 births 2007 deaths 20th-century British mathematicians 21st-century British mathematicians British psychologists 20th-century psychologists {{UK-psychologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald George Macdonald
Ranald George Macdonald (29 August 1788 – 11 March 1873) was a Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament. Macdonald was the son of John Macdonald, 18th Chief of Clanranald, by Katherine, the daughter of Robert McQueen, Lord Braxfield.''Macdonald, Ranald George'' in The ''History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820'', ed. R. Thorne, 1986 He became the 19th Chief of Clanranald. He married Caroline Anne, daughter of , on 13 February 1812 and had issue. He was elected to Parliament for |
Scots Language
Scots ( endonym: ''Scots''; gd, Albais, ) is an Anglic language variety in the West Germanic language family, spoken in Scotland and parts of Ulster in the north of Ireland (where the local dialect is known as Ulster Scots). Most commonly spoken in the Scottish Lowlands, Northern Isles and northern Ulster, it is sometimes called Lowland Scots or Broad Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Goidelic Celtic language that was historically restricted to most of the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides and Galloway after the 16th century. Modern Scots is a sister language of Modern English, as the two diverged independently from the same source: Early Middle English (1150–1300). Scots is recognised as an indigenous language of Scotland, a regional or minority language of Europe, as well as a vulnerable language by UNESCO. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Scottish Census, over 1.5 million people in Scotland reported being able to speak Scots. As there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald MacDonald (bishop)
Ranald MacDonald (1756–1832) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District from 1819 to 1827, then the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District from 1827 to 1832. Life Born in Edinburgh in 1756, he was the eldest child of Ranald MacDonald, 7th tacksman of Fersit for Clan MacDonald of Keppoch. His mother Margaret MacDonald, daughter of Donald MacDonald, 2nd of Cranachan. He was educated at the Scotch College, Douay, France. He was ordained a priest in 1782, and returned to his native country in that same year. He was first stationed at Glengairn, Aberdeenshire, from which he was transferred to Glengarry, and thence to Uist. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District and Titular Bishop of ''Arindela'' by the Holy See on 27 August 1819, with his residence at Lismore. He was consecrated at Edinburgh by Bishop Alexander Paterson on 25 February 1820. In 1827, the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland was reorganised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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