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William Napier (bow Maker)
William Napier may refer to: * William Ewart Napier (1881–1952), American chess master * William Francis Patrick Napier (1785–1860), British soldier and military historian * William Napier (astronomer) (born 1940), astronomer and author * William Napier, 9th Lord Napier (1786–1834), Royal Navy officer, politician and diplomat * William Napier (novelist), historical novelist pseudonym of Christopher Hart * William Napier (VC) (1828–1908), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Napier (Royal Navy officer) (1877–1951), British admiral * William Craig Emilius Napier (1818–1903), British general * William Napier (lawyer) (1804–1879), Singapore lawyer and newspaper editor; Lieutenant-Governor of Labuan * William Joseph Napier (1857–1925), member of parliament for Auckland, New Zealand * William Napier, 11th Lord Napier (1846–1913), British peer * William Napier, 13th Lord Napier (1900–1954), Scottish soldier and courtier * William Napier, 7th Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ewart Napier
William Ewart Napier (17 January 1881, in East Dulwich, Surrey – 6 September 1952, in Washington, D.C.) was an American chess master of English birth. Life William Napier's parents emigrated to the United States when he was five years old. From 1895 he lived in Brooklyn and came into contact with some of the best chess players of the country. He had his first successes with simultaneous games, among other things winning in December 1894 versus the acting United States Chess Champion Jackson Whipps Showalter. At the beginning of 1896 he, despite his young age, became a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club and won the club championship later that year, at the age of 15. In the same year he defeated the later grandmaster Frank James Marshall in a match, winning 7:1 with 3 draws. 1897 saw him win a tournament game against ex-world champion Wilhelm Steinitz. At the beginning of 1899 Napier traveled to Europe, in order to study music there, and visited the chess clubs of London, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis Patrick Napier
General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB (7 December 178512 February 1860) was a British soldier in the British Army and a military historian. Early life Napier was born at Celbridge, County Kildare, the third son of Colonel George Napier (1751–1804) and his wife, Lady Sarah Lennox (1745–1826). Military service He became an ensign in the Royal Irish Artillery in 1800, but at once exchanged into the 62nd, and was put on half-pay in 1802. He was afterwards made a cornet in the Royal Horse Guards by the influence of his uncle the duke of Richmond, and for the first time did actual military duty in this regiment, but he soon fell in with Sir John Moore's suggestion that he should exchange into the 52nd, which was about to be trained at Shorncliffe Army Camp. Through Sir John Moore he soon obtained a company in the 43rd, joined that regiment at Shorncliffe and became a great favourite with Moore. He served in Denmark, and was present at the engagement of Koege (Køg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier (astronomer)
William M. Napier (born 29 June 1940 in Perth, Scotland) is the author of five high tech thriller novels and a number of nonfiction science books. Career He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1966, both from the University of Glasgow. Napier is a professional astronomer who has worked at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, the University of Oxford and Armagh Observatory. He is currently an honorary professor of Astrobiology in the Center for Astrobiology at Cardiff University, which describes him as "a leading figure in the dynamics and physics of comets, and a pioneer of the modern versions of catastrophism." And honorary professor at the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham, which describes him as, "a pioneer of modern studies of the impact hazard due to asteroids and comets," and also as having, "carried out an investigation of long-running claims of anomalous QSO/galaxy associations." His r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier, 9th Lord Napier
William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier, Baron Napier () FRSE (13 October 1786 – 11 October 1834) was a British Royal Navy officer and trade envoy in China. Early life Napier was born in Kinsale, Ireland, on 13 October 1786.Laughton, J. K.. "Napier, William John, ninth Lord Napier of Merchistoun (1786–1834)". ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004 ed.). Oxford University Press. . He was the son of Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier (1758–1823) and the father of Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick (1819–1898). He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1803 and served - with distinction - as a midshipman on HMS Defiance at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). He later served as lieutenant under Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald. Career In 1818 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir David Brewster, Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, and John Playfair. A peer of Scotland, Lord Napier was an elected Scottish re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier (novelist)
Christopher William Napier Hart (born 1965) is an English novelist and journalist. He writes for the ''Sunday Times'' the ''Daily Mail'' and ''The Literary Review''. He is the author of ''The Harvest'' (1999) and ''Rescue Me'' (2001), and has written seven historical novels under his two middle names, William Napier. Bibliography As Christopher Hart * ''The Harvest'' (1999) * ''Rescue Me'' (2001) As William Napier * ''Julia: An Epic Tale of Love And War Set in the Final Days of the Roman Empire'' (2001) *''Attila'' (''Attila: The Scourge of God'') (2005) *''Attila: The Gathering of the Storm'' (2007) *''Attila: The Judgement'' (2008) *''Clash of Empires: The Great Siege'' (2011) ; *''Clash of Empires: The Red Sea'' (5 July 2012) *''The Last Crusaders: Ivan the Terrible'' (2014) Notes 1965 births 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists Napier, William Living people Napier, William British male novelists 20th-century English male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier (VC)
William Napier VC (20 August 1828 – 2 June 1908) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life William Napier was born at Keighley in Yorkshire, England on 20 August 1824, the son of Samuel Slater and his wife Mary (née Hartley). William was educated at a private school and grew up in a military family. His uncle William Napier was a Grenadier Guard (2nd Battalion), who fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and was awarded the Waterloo Medal which he gave to William.''The Weekly Times'', Victoria: 3 July 1897 By the time William had left school he had the urge to join the army. On 10 December 1846 he enlisted at Leeds, Yorkshire with the 13th Light Infantry. Crimea In 1855 William Napier left the England with the 1st Battalion, 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot under General Lord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral William Rawdon Napier, (13 June 1877 – 8 April 1951) was a Royal Navy officer who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1926 to 1929. Naval service Napier joined the Royal Navy as a naval cadet in January 1891. He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 January 1898. From 25 July 1902 he was posted to the cruiser HMS ''St George'', serving in the ''Cruiser squadron'', before becoming torpedo officer (T) in the cruiser HMS ''Good Hope'' when it commissioned for service in the Atlantic Fleet in November 1902. He served during the First World War and was mentioned in despatches for his service in the Gallipoli campaign and awarded the Distinguished Service Order for minesweeping operations. He was appointed First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff in 1926; promoted vice-admiral on 31 July 1929 and retired the following day. He was promoted to full admiral on the Retired list in 1933. He died at his home in Fareham in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craig Emilius Napier
Major-General William Craig Emilius Napier (18 March 1818 – 23 September 1903) was a British Army officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Born the son of Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier and educated at Cheltenham College, William Napier served with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), and subsequently with the King's Own Scottish Borderers. He was Director-General of Military Education and fought at the recapture of Port Natal in 1842, in the Scinde Campaign in 1845 and in the Crimean War in 1855. He went on to be Commandant of the Staff College, Sandhurst in 1861 and Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst from 1875. He was given the colonelcy of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) from 1874 to 1882 and of the King's Own Scottish Borderers The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier (lawyer)
William "Royal Billy" Napier (1804–1879), was a Scottish lawyer and newspaper editor who primarily developed his career in Singapore, and was also the first Lieutenant-Governor of Labuan from 1848 to 1850. History At least two of Macvey Napier's sons lived in Singapore in its early days. David Skene Napier, a merchant, was one of the first magistrates appointed by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1823. Prior to follow in to Singapore after his brother, William Napier had a daughter, Catherine Napier in 1829, by a Eurasian woman from Malacca. In 1831, Napier arrived in Singapore and was appointed as Singapore's first law agent in 1833. He was also one of the four founders of the Singapore Free Press on 1 October 1835, and edited that weekly newspaper until 1846, when he returned to the United Kingdom for health reasons. In 1844, he married Maria Frances Vernon, the widow of architect George Coleman and adopted her son, George Vernon Coleman, who would die at sea on board of HMS Maea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Joseph Napier
William Joseph Napier (1857 – 28 November 1925) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for City Auckland (1899–1902) in New Zealand. Early life Napier was born in Ireland and arrived in New Zealand when he was five years old. He was educated at St Peter's School, Auckland Grammar School and St John's College, Auckland. Lawyer Napier was a lawyer. He was called to the bar in New Zealand in 1883, and in Fiji in 1886. In 1889 he became adviser to Mata'afa Iosefo, a ruler in Samoa. He was counsel to Sir George Grey until his death, and to Te Kooti and Rewi Maniapoto. He also acted for Malietoa Tanumafili I, another traditional ruler of Samoa, as well as the Government of Tonga."Mr W J Napier" in "Auckland City and Suburban Members of the House of Representatives" ''The Cyclopedia of New Zealand'', The Cyclopedia Company Limited, Christchurch, 1902, Volume 2 Auckland, p. 7. Politician Napier contested the in the electorate. Of seven candidates, he came fifth. Napie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier, 11th Lord Napier
William John George Napier, 11th Lord Napier, 2nd Baron Ettrick (1846–1913) was a British peer. Family William John George Napier was the son of Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, (15 September 1819 – 19 December 1898) was a Scottish polyglot, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British Minister to the United States from 1857 to 1859, Netherla ... and Anne Jane Charlotte Lockwood, daughter of Robert Manners Lockwood. In 1867 he married, firstly, Harriet Blake Armstrong Lumb (d. 1897), daughter of Edward Lumb of Wallington Lodge. They had two sons: * Francis Edward Basil Napier, 12th Lord Napier, 3rd Baron Ettrick *The Hon. Frederick William Scott Napier In 1898 he married, secondly, Grace Burns, third daughter of James Cleland Burns, second son of Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet. With her, he had: *The Hon. Archibald Lennox Colquhoun William George Napier Notes , - William Napier, 11t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Napier, 13th Lord Napier
Lt. Col. William Francis Cyril James Hamilton Napier, 13th Lord Napier, 4th Baron Ettrick DL (9 September 1900 – 23 August 1954) was a Scottish soldier and courtier. He was the eldest son of Francis Napier, the 12th Lord Napier and his wife Hon. Clarice Jessie E. Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 9th Lord Belhaven and Stenton. He was educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst. He succeeded as Lord Napier and Ettrick and as chief of the name and arms of Clan Napier upon his father's death in 1941. In 1920, he was commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borderers, as a 2nd lieutenant, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel by 1939. During this time, he served as the commanding officer of the 6th Battalion of the Scottish Borderers (from 1939 to 1941), as well as assistant adjutant general of the War Office (from 1943 to 1944 – under General Sir Ronald Adam). He was elected into the Royal Company of Archers in 1930, and held a number of political positions, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
