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Stirling (surname)
Stirling is a Scottish name that originated in Stirlingshire, Scotland. Since prior to the Norman conquest the family held its seat in Stirling, Scotland. People with the surname include: *Sir Alexander Stirling (1927–2014), British ambassador * Andy Stirling (born 1961), Professor of science and technology policy at Sussex University, England *A. M. W. Stirling (1865–1965), British author * Archie Stirling (born 1941), Laird of the Keir estate, Scotland * Bob Stirling (1919–1991), English rugby union international *Sir Charles Stirling (1760–1833), vice-admiral in the Royal Navy *David Stirling (architect) (1822–1887), Canadian architect *Sir David Stirling (1915–1990), British Army officer, founder of the Special Air Service * M. David Stirling (born 1940), American politician, lawyer, and author *Edward Stirling (playwright) (1809–1894), English adaptor of novels to the stage *Edward Stirling (politician) (1804–1873), MLC in South Australia, father of Sir Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish People
The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or ''Alba'') in the 9th century. In the following two centuries, the Celtic-speaking Cumbrians of Strathclyde and the Germanic-speaking Angles of north Northumbria became part of Scotland. In the High Middle Ages, during the 12th-century Davidian Revolution, small numbers of Norman nobles migrated to the Lowlands. In the 13th century, the Norse-Gaels of the Western Isles became part of Scotland, followed by the Norse of the Northern Isles in the 15th century. In modern usage, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from Scotland. The Latin word ''Scoti'' originally referred to the Gaels, but came to describe all inhabitants of Scotland. Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert De Stirling
Gilbert de Stirling was an early 13th-century bishop of Scotland. His background is unclear, perhaps coming from a burgess family of Stirling; he emerges in 1228 as the newly elected Bishop of Aberdeen, succeeding the recently deceased Adam de Kalder, after Matthew the Scot had turned down his own election in order to become Bishop of Dunkeld. Most of the knowledge historians have about Bishop Gilbert's episcopate relates to various legal agreements made with other religious institutions, including confirmations of grants made to St Andrews Cathedral Priory and the ''Céli Dé'' of Monymusk, the latter made by Donnchadh, Earl of Mar. He also settled a dispute with the Bishop of Moray regarding certain rights in boundary churches. He died at Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stirling (engineer, Born 1799)
James Stirling (3 March 1799, Methven – 10 January 1876, Edinburgh) was a Scottish engineer, and brother of Robert Stirling. He originally specialised railway engines and later in dock gates and weirs Life He was born at Cloag Farm near Methven in Perthshire, the son of Patrick and Janet Stirling. He originally studied divinity, intending to be a minister in the Church of Scotland. However, inspired by his brother Robert, he instead decided to be an engineer, and was apprenticed to Claude Girdwood & Co in Glasgow as a mechanical engineer. The company specialised in making cotton gins. He then became manager of the Dundee Foundry, which built several locomotives for the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. In 1827 he patented, together with his brother Robert Stirling an Air engine. In 1842 he built the Dundee hot air engine. The first engine of this kind which, after various modifications, was efficiently constructed and heated, had a cylinder of 12 inches (approx. 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stirling (Royal Navy Officer)
James Stirling may refer to: *James Stirling (mathematician) (1692–1770), Scottish mathematician *Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet (c.1740–1805), Scottish banker and lord provost of Edinburgh *Sir James Stirling (Royal Navy officer) (1791–1865), British admiral and Governor of Western Australia *James Stirling (engineer, born 1799) (1799–1876), Scottish engineer *James Hutchison Stirling (1820–1909), Scottish philosopher *James Stirling (engineer, born 1835) (1835–1917), Scottish locomotive engineer *Sir James Stirling (judge) (1836–1916), British jurist *James Stirling (botanist) (1852–1909), Australian botanist and geologist *James Stirling (1890s footballer) (fl. 1895–1896), Scottish footballer *Jimmy Stirling (1925–2006), Scottish footballer *Sir James Stirling (architect) (1926–1992), architect *Sir James Stirling of Garden (born 1930), British Army officer, chartered surveyor and Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk *James Stirling (physicist) (1953–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet
Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet of Larbert and Mansfield (c. 1740 – 17 February 1805) was a Scottish banker who served three consecutive terms as Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Life He was born in Edinburgh in 1740 or early in 1741, the son of Alexander Stirling, and his wife Jane Muir, daughter of James Muir of Lochfield in Perthshire. Although sometimes stated as the son of a cloth merchant, more contemporary records state he was the son of a fish merchant standing on the Royal Mile at the head of Marlin's Wynd, now the site of the Tron Kirk. As the church predates this, the description must mean facing the Tron Kirk.Grants Old and New Edinburgh In early life he went to the West Indies as clerk to Archibald Stirling of Keir, a sugar plantation owner there (great-uncle of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell). Not long afterwards James was appointed, through Archibald's influence, as secretary to Sir John Dalling, the governor of Jamaica. Having acquired a fortune in the West Indies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stirling (mathematician)
James Stirling (11 May O.S. 1692, Garden, Stirlingshire – 5 December 1770, Edinburgh) was a Scottish mathematician. He was nicknamed "The Venetian". The Stirling numbers, Stirling permutations, and Stirling's approximation are named after him. He also proved the correctness of Isaac Newton's classification of cubics. Biography Stirling was born on 11 May 1692 O.S. at Garden House near Stirling, the third son of Archibald Stirling, Lord Garden. At 18 years of age he went to Balliol College, Oxford, where, chiefly through the influence of the Earl of Mar, he was nominated in 1711 to be one of Bishop Warner's exhibitioners (or Snell exhibitioner) at Balliol. In 1715 he was expelled on account of his correspondence with his cousins, who were members of the Keir and Garden families, who were noted Jacobites, and had been accessory to the " Gathering of the Brig o' Turk" in 1708. From Oxford he made his way to Venice, where he occupied himself as a professor of mathematics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stirling (other)
James Stirling may refer to: * James Stirling (mathematician) (1692–1770), Scottish mathematician * Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet (c.1740–1805), Scottish banker and lord provost of Edinburgh *Sir James Stirling (Royal Navy officer) (1791–1865), British admiral and Governor of Western Australia * James Stirling (engineer, born 1799) (1799–1876), Scottish engineer *James Hutchison Stirling (1820–1909), Scottish philosopher * James Stirling (engineer, born 1835) (1835–1917), Scottish locomotive engineer *Sir James Stirling (judge) (1836–1916), British jurist *James Stirling (botanist) (1852–1909), Australian botanist and geologist * James Stirling (1890s footballer) (fl. 1895–1896), Scottish footballer *Jimmy Stirling (1925–2006), Scottish footballer *Sir James Stirling (architect) (1926–1992), architect *Sir James Stirling of Garden (born 1930), British Army officer, chartered surveyor and Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk *James Stirling (physicist) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Stirling (broadcaster)
Ian Stirling (28 October 1940 – 30 June 2005) was a British actor and television presenter, best known for his work with Westward Television and Television South West, TSW. Stirling, a stage actor originally from Fife, joined the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1974. He also appeared on television in many acting roles, including parts in ''A Family at War'', ''Budgie (TV series), Budgie'', Pathfinders (TV series, one episode) and ''Crown Court (TV series), Crown Court''. Stirling freelanced at Westward Television, Westward before becoming a full-time staff announcer in 1975. Alongside announcing duties, he read regional news bulletins and presented the hugely popular children's birthdays spot alongside station mascot rabbit puppet Gus Honeybun. He continued as an announcer and presenter with Westward's successor, Television South West, TSW, when the station began its sole franchise period on 1 January 1982. He later took over from colleague Roger Shaw as the stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Stirling (biologist)
Ian Grote Stirling (born September 26, 1941) is a research scientist emeritus with Environment and Climate Change Canada and an adjunct professor in the University of Alberta Department of Biological Sciences. His research has focused mostly on Arctic and Antarctic zoology and ecology, and he is one of the world's top authorities on polar bears. Stirling has written five books and more than 150 articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has written and spoken extensively about the danger posed to polar bears by global warming. Early life and education Ian Stirling was born to Andrew and Margaret Stirling on September 26, 1941. He completed his B.Sc. at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1963, and his M.Sc. in zoology at UBC in 1965. For his M.Sc. thesis, Stirling studied captive blue grouse under James F. Bendell. Stirling obtained his Ph.D. in 1968. Career From 1970 to 2007, Stirling served as a research scientist for the Canadian Wildlife Service, focus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Stirling
Iain Andrew Stirling (born 27 January 1988) is a British comedian, writer, television presenter, actor, narrator and Twitch streamer from Edinburgh, Scotland. Stand-up career Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at the University of Edinburgh, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year competitions, Stirling is a regular on the UK comedy circuit. Having been dubbed one of Scotland's 'Hottest Newcomers' by ''The Scotsman'' after his performance in front of 750 people at the Glasgow Fruitmarket, he now gigs all over the UK including The Stand (Edinburgh and Glasgow), The Comedy Store (Manchester and London), Off The Kerb and various smaller clubs. In August 2009, Stirling performed in the final of the Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, finishing runner-up to winner Joe Lycett. TV and radio CBBC After being spotted at a gig, Stirling presented the CBBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Stirling
Hugh "Bummer" Stirling (born October 23, 1907, in London, Ontario, died May 28, 1994, in Calgary, Alberta) was a star football player for ten seasons for the Sarnia Imperials of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. References Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile 1907 births 1994 deaths Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees Ontario Rugby Football Union players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Sarnia Imperials players Sportspeople from London, Ontario {{Canadianfootball-runningback-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh De Stirling
Hugh de Stirling (Hugo or Hugo de Strivelin) was a 13th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld. He appears to have been a canon of the diocese. His locational epithet, ''de Strivelin'', "of Stirling", indicates some association with the burgh or sheriffdom of Stirling, either as a place of origin or as a place at which he practised as a priest. He was elected to the diocese of Dunkeld in 1283 after the death of Robert de Stuteville. However, Hugo died at the papal court in Rome whilst pursuing his consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou .... References Sources * Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) 1283 deaths Bishops of Dunkeld (non consecrated, titular or doubtful) Clergy from Stirling Year of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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