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Tegart Forts
Tegart is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *SIr Charles Tegart (1881–1946), colonial police officer in India and Mandatory Palestine **Tegart fort, style of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period **Tegart's wall, barbed wire fence erected in 1938 by British Mandatory authorities on the northern border of Palestine *Greg Tegart (born 1929), Australian academic, scientist and former senior public servant *Jackie Tegart (born 1955/6), Canadian politician *Judy Tegart (born 1937), Australian professional tennis player {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tegart
Sir Charles Augustus Tegart (5 October 1881 – 6 April 1946) was an Irish-born police officer who served in British India and Palestine. Tegart was the mastermind behind the creation of the Arab Investigation Centres in Palestine during the Great Arab revolt. During his career, Tegart achieved a reputation of being "uncompromising with detainees". Early life Born in Derry on 5 October 1881, Tegart was the son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, Rev. Joseph Poulter Tegart of Dunboyne, County Meath and his wife Georgina Johnston. He was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and briefly at Trinity College, Dublin. Career in India He joined the Calcutta Police in 1901, becoming head of its Detective Department. He served almost continuously in Calcutta for a period of thirty years until he was appointed a member of the Secretary of State's Indian Council in December 1931. He was the first officer of the Indian Imperial Police (IMP) in the Council and on his report its S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegart Fort
A Tegart fort is a type of militarized police fort constructed throughout Palestine during the British Mandatory period, initiated as a measure against the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt. Etymology The forts are named after their designer, British police officer and engineer Sir Charles Tegart. In Israel, the name is often pronounced "Taggart". This is probably due to the transliteration of the name to Hebrew and then back to Latin alphabet, along with the translator's wrong assumption that the most common way of writing this anglicised Scottish surname has to be applied ("Taggart" is far more widespread than "Tegart"). History Mandate Palestine Sir Charles Tegart designed the forts in 1938 based on his experiences in the Indian insurgency. They were built of reinforced concrete with water systems that would allow them to withstand a month-long siege. Two types of forts were erected. Five structures were built to reinforce the so-called " Tegart's wall" of the northern border wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Tegart
William John McGregor "Greg" Tegart is a former senior Australian public servant. He is currently an adjunct professor at Victoria University. Early life Greg Tegart was born on 27 March 1929. He was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Melbourne and University of Sheffield. Career Tegart first joined the Australian Public Service in 1947 as Laboratory Assistant and Technical Officer with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology in 1981. Tegart retired from the public service in 1993. Awards and honours In June 1990, Tegart was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to science and technology. Tegart is a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is a learned academy that helps Australians understand and use tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Tegart
Jackie L. Tegart (born 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Fraser-Nicola as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party, often shortened to the BC Liberals, is a centre-right provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition. Subsequent to the 2020 British Columbia genera .... Prior to her election, Tegart served three terms on the municipal council of Ashcroft, and was on school board for 17 years. Election history References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
