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Calder (surname) Calder is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas * Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of: ** Alexander S ...
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Calder baronets There have been two Calder Baronetcies. The Calder Baronetcy, of Muirton in the County of Moray, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 November 1686 for James Calder. The baronetcy became either extinct or dormant on the death of the ...
, two baronetcies created for people with the surname Calder *
Alexander Calder Alexander Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his ...
(1898-1976), the American sculptor known for his mobiles, son of Alexander Stirling Calder *
Alexander Milne Calder Alexander Milne Calder (August 23, 1846 – June 4, 1923) (MILL-nee) was a Scottish American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandson, Alexander "San ...
(1846-1923) American sculptor known for Philadelphia City Hall sculptures, including William Penn *
Alexander Stirling Calder Alexander Stirling Calder (January 11, 1870 – January 7, 1945) was an American sculptor and teacher. He was the son of sculptor Alexander Milne Calder and the father of sculptor Alexander (Sandy) Calder. His best-known works are ''George Washi ...
(1870-1945) American sculptor, father of Alexander Calder * Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan *
Kent E. Calder Kent E. Calder (born April 18, 1948) is the Interim Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAISHe serves as the Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, and is also the Edwin O. Reischauer P ...
(born 1948) American professor of East Asian studies *
Mary Gordon Calder Mary Gordon Calder (c. 1906–1992) was a Scottish paleobotanist. She is known for her work on Carboniferous fossil plants and Jurassic conifers. Early years Mary Gordon Calder was born in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland to William C ...
(c. 1906–1992) was a Scottish paleobotanist *
Muffy Calder Dame Muffy Calder (née Thomas; born 21 May 1958) is a Canadian-born British computer scientist, Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering, and Professor of Formal Methods at the University of Glasgow. From 2012 to 2015 she ...
is a Scottish computer scientist *
Robert Calder Admiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, (2 July 174531 August 1818) was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. For much of his career h ...
(1745–1818), British naval officer * Robert Calder (priest) (1650?–1723), clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church, author, and controversialist


Places

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River Calder (disambiguation) Calder River or River Calder may refer to: Australia *Calder River (Tasmania) in north-west Tasmania * Calder River (Victoria) *Calder River (Western Australia) in the Kimberley region United Kingdom England * River Calder, West Yorkshire, a maj ...
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East Calder East Calder is a village located in West Lothian, Scotland, about a mile east of Mid Calder and a mile west of Wilkieston. It forms part of 'the Calders (together with Mid and West Calder), three small neighbouring communities situated west of ...
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Mid Calder Mid Calder ( sco, Mid Calder; gd, Caladar Mheadhain) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond, Lothian, River Almond and Calder Wood, around west of Edinburgh. The settlement has been o ...
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West Calder West Calder ( sco, Wast Cauder, gd, Caladar an Iar) is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. The village was an important centre in t ...
, three villages in West Lothian, Scotland *Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of Saint Vincent *
Calder, Cumbria Calder is a small hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is overlooked by the Sellafield Sellafield is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste ...
, a village of northwest England * Calder, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Canada, formerly its own town *
Calder, Saskatchewan Calder ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241 and Census Division No. 9. The village lies approximately 56 km east of the City of Yorkton and 35 km w ...
, a village in south-eastern Saskatchewan * Calder, Tasmania, a locality in Tasmania, Australia *
Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241 The Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and Division No. 4. History The RM of Calder No. 241 incorporated as a rura ...
, a rural municipality in south-eastern Saskatchewan * Calder Park, Victoria, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia **location of
Calder Park Raceway Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a dragstrip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either c ...
, a motorsport venue *The
Calder Freeway Calder Highway is a rural highway in Australia, linking Mildura and the Victoria/New South Wales border to Bendigo, in North Central Victoria. South of Bendigo, where the former highway has been upgraded to freeway-standard, Calder Freeway l ...
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Calder Highway Calder Highway is a rural highway in Australia, linking Mildura and the Victoria/New South Wales border to Bendigo, in North Central Victoria. South of Bendigo, where the former highway has been upgraded to freeway-standard, Calder Freeway li ...
, a freeway / highway in Victoria, Australia *
Calder Race Course Calder Casino is a casino located in Miami Gardens, Florida. It includes slots, electronic table games, and bingo. The casino opened in 2010 and features a gaming floor with 1,100 slot machines, including video poker, as well as electronic ro ...
, a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA *Calder (Calderdale ward), a ward of
Calderdale Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the up ...
, a metropolitan borough within the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, England *
Cawdor Cawdor ( gd, Caladair) is a village and parish in the Highland council area, Scotland. The village is south-southwest of Nairn and east of Inverness. The village is in the Historic County of Nairnshire. History The village is the location o ...
, original name Calder, Highland council area, Scotland


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Calder Abbey Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge. Hist ...
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Calder Cannons The Calder Cannons is an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club competes in the NAB League, the Victorian Statewide Under-18s competition, and fields squads in the Under-15s, Under-16s and Under-18s. The club was forme ...
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Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars. The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its cur ...
, awarded to the winner of the American Hockey League playoffs * Calder Houses, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Iowa, USA *
Calder Memorial Trophy The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL. Serving as ...
, trophy presented to the best rookie of the year in the National Hockey League, in North America *Calder Pillay, a character in the Chasing Vermeer Series by Blue Balliet *
Calder Publishing Calder Publications is a publisher of books. Since 1949 in literature, 1949, the company has published many books on all the arts, particularly subjects such as opera and painting, the theatre and critical and philosophical theory. Calder's a ...
, a British publishing company specializing in works about the arts *''
Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General) Calder is a Scottish name and may refer to: People *Calder (surname) *Calder baronets, two baronetcies created for people with the surname Calder *Alexander Calder (1898-1976), the American sculptor known for his mobiles, son of Alexander Stirlin ...
'', case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada relating to aboriginal land titles *Calder, a robot in the short story "The Inquest" from '' Tales of Pirx the Pilot'' by
Stanisław Lem Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirica ...
(1973)


See also

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Calders (disambiguation) Calders is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain Calders may also refer to: * Calders (Yorkshire Dales), hill in England *The Calders, housing estate in Edinburgh, Scotland * East Calder, Mid Calder and West Calder West Calder ( sco, Wast Cauder, ...
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