Dewar may refer to: *

Clan Dewar Clan Dewar is a Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 118 - 119. ...

* Vacuum flask (also known as a Dewar flask), a vacuum-insulated container used to maintain internal temperature for extended periods **

Cryogenic storage dewar A cryogenic storage dewar (named after James Dewar) is a specialised type of vacuum flask used for storing cryogens (such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium), whose boiling points are much lower than room temperature. Cryogenic storage dew ...

, a specialised vacuum flask for extremely cold fluids * Dewar benzene *

John Dewar & Sons Dewar's () is a brand of blended Scotch whisky owned by Bacardi, which claims the brand's "White Label" to be the top-selling blended Scotch in the US. Dewar's is also the world's most awarded blended Scotch whisky with more than 1,000 medals ea ...

, makers of Dewar's blended Scotch whisky *

Dewar (caste) The Dewar (Dhibara) are a scheduled caste from Indian states Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most ...

, a fishing caste from India

People

* Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar (1860–1917), Scottish politician and judge. * Arthur Dewar (cricketer) (1934–2020), Scottish cricketer * Donald Dewar (Rt. Hon. Donald Campbell Dewar, 1937–2000), former Scottish politician and the first First Minister of Scotland *

Douglas Dewar Douglas Dewar (28 May 1875 – 13 January 1957) was a barrister, British civil servant in India, and ornithologist who wrote several books about Indian birds. He wrote widely in newspapers such as ''The Madras Mail'', ''Pioneer'', ''Times of India'' ...

(1875–1957), British ornithologist and critic of the theory of evolution *

Geordie Dewar George Dewar (20 July 1867 – 2 September 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in the early days of professional football for Blackburn Rovers as well as being capped twice for Scotland. Playing career Dewar was born in Dumbarton, Scot ...

(1867-1915), Scottish football player *

George Dewar (disambiguation) George Dewar may refer to: * George Dewar (Canadian politician) (1915–2003), Canadian physician and politician in Prince Edward Island * George Dewar (Australian politician) (1868–1953), New South Wales politician * George E. Dewar (1895–19 ...

, various people *

Isla Dewar Isla Dewar (29 June 1946 – 20 June 2021) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter, known for her novel ''Women Talking Dirty'', turned into a film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McKee. She wrote seventeen novels. Biography Isla De ...

(1946 – 2021), Scottish novelist and screenwriter *

Jackie Dewar John Keddie Dewar (14 December 1923 – 19 October 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger. Dewar began his footballing career shortly after the Second World War with Heart of Midlothian, scoring three goals in as many appear ...

(1923–2011), Scottish footballer *

Jacqueline Dewar Jacqueline M. Dewar (née Deveny) is an American mathematician and mathematics educator known for her distinguished teaching and her mentorship of women in mathematics. She is a professor emerita of mathematics at Loyola Marymount University. Edu ...

, American mathematician * James Dewar (disambiguation) *

Jim Dewar (disambiguation) Jim Dewar may refer to: * James Dewar (musician) James Dewar (12 October 1942 – 16 May 2002) was a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for Robin Trower and Stone the Crows, the latter having its beginnings as the reside ...

* John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot (1856–1929), Scottish businessman and MP *

John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot (1885–1947) was a Scottish businessman and soldier, notable as being head of the whisky giant Dewar's and of the Distillers Company and a director of the Bank of Scotland. Life He was born on 17 March 1885 t ...

(1885–1947), Scottish businessman and soldier *

John Michael Dewar Dr John Michael Dewar MD FRSE FRCPE (1883 – 24 May 1941) was a Scottish gynaecologist and ornithologist specialising in diving birds and waders. In publication he is usually referred to as J. M. Dewar. Life He was the son of Agnes Baillie And ...

(1883–1941), Scottish ornithologist *

Kenneth Dewar Vice-Admiral Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar, CBE (21 September 1879 – 8 September 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy. After specialising as a gunnery officer, Dewar became a staff officer and a controversial student of naval tactics befor ...

(1879–1964), Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy *

Kim Dewar Kim Dewar is a former New Zealand swimmer. She won a bronze medal competing for her country at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. A member of the Wharenui Swimming Club in Christchurch specialising in breaststroke and individual medley, Dewar repr ...

, New Zealand swimmer * Marion Dewar (1928–2008), Mayor of Ottawa, Canada, and MP *

Michael J. S. Dewar Michael James Steuart Dewar (24 September 1918 – 10 October 1997) was an American theoretical chemist. Education and early life Dewar was the son of Scottish parents, Annie Balfour (Keith) and Francis Dewar. He received the degrees of Bache ...

(1918-1997), English theoretical chemist *

Neil Dewar Neil Hamilton Dewar (11 November 1908 – 10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goalsco ...

(1908–1982), Scottish football player * Paul Dewar (1963–2019), Canadian teacher and MP * Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar (1864-1930), Scottish whisky distiller *

William McLachlan Dewar Dr William McLachlan Dewar CBE FRSE FRSA (1905–1979) was an influential Scottish educator who served as Headmaster of George Heriot's School in Edinburgh from 1947 to 1970. Tam Dalyell, who did teaching practice at Heriot's, described him as a ...

, headmaster of George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, Scotland * Michael Kenneth O’Malley Dewar (1942–2016), chief of Clan Dewar

Places

Dewar (crater) Dewar is a lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. Less than one crater diameter to the south-southwest is the crater Stratton. Vening Meinesz is a little over one crater diameter to the northwest. The slightly worn rim of this ...

, a lunar impact crater *

Dewar Nunatak Dewar Nunatak () is a mainly snow-covered nunatak rising to in the middle of Shambles Glacier, on the east coast of Adelaide Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is ...

, Adelaide Island, Antarctica *

Dewar, Scottish Borders Dewar is a village by the Dewar Burn and Peatrig Hill, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Allanshaugh, Borthwick Hall, Fountainhall, Garvald, Gladhouse Reservoir, Heriot, the Heriot Water, the Leithen Water, Luga ...

, Scotland *

Dewar, Iowa Dewar is an unincorporated town in eastern Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. It lies northeast of the city of Waterloo, the county seat of Black Hawk County. Its elevation is 889 feet (271 m). Although Dewar is unincorporated, i ...

, United States *

Dewar, Oklahoma Dewar is a town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 818 at the 2010 census, a decline of 11.0 percent from the figure of 919 recorded in 2000. Founded in 1909 by workers for the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (MO& ...

, United States

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