Dewar may refer to: * Clan Dewar *

Vacuum flask A vacuum flask (also known as a Dewar flask, Dewar bottle or thermos) is an insulating storage vessel that greatly lengthens the time over which its contents remain hotter or cooler than the flask's surroundings. Invented by Sir James Dewa ...

(also known as a Dewar flask), a vacuum-insulated container used to maintain internal temperature for extended periods ** Cryogenic storage dewar, a specialised vacuum flask for extremely cold fluids *

Dewar benzene Dewar benzene (also spelled ''dewarbenzene'') or bicyclo .2.0exa-2,5-diene is a bicyclic isomer of benzene with the molecular formula C6H6. The compound is named after James Dewar who included this structure in a list of possible C6H6 structures ...

* John Dewar & Sons, makers of Dewar's blended Scotch whisky * Dewar (caste), a fishing caste from India

People

Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar KC (14 March 1860 – 14 June 1917) was a British politician and judge who served as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South as well as Solicitor General for Scotland and later a Senator of the Colle ...

(1860–1917), Scottish politician and judge. * Arthur Dewar (cricketer) (1934–2020), Scottish cricketer *

Donald Dewar Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish politician who served as the inaugural First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He previously served as ...

(Rt. Hon. Donald Campbell Dewar, 1937–2000), former Scottish politician and the first First Minister of Scotland * Douglas Dewar (1875–1957), British ornithologist and critic of the theory of evolution * Geordie Dewar (1867-1915), Scottish football player * George Dewar (disambiguation), various people * Isla Dewar (1946 – 2021), Scottish novelist and screenwriter * Jackie Dewar (1923–2011), Scottish footballer * Jacqueline Dewar, American mathematician * James Dewar (disambiguation) * Jim Dewar (disambiguation) *

John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot (6 June 1856 – 23 November 1929) was a Scottish businessman, elder son of the founder of Dewar's Scotch Whisky and a Liberal Member of Parliament. He is buried with his family in the family plot a ...

(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 An ...

(1883–1941), Scottish ornithologist * Kenneth Dewar (1879–1964), Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy * Kim Dewar, New Zealand swimmer *

Marion Dewar Marion Hilda Dewar, (February 17, 1928 – September 15, 2008) was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1987 to 1988. Early life Dewar ...

(1928–2008), Mayor of Ottawa, Canada, and MP * Michael J. S. Dewar (1918-1997), English theoretical chemist * Neil Dewar (1908–1982), Scottish football player *

Paul Dewar Paul Wilson Dewar (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre. Dewar was first elected to ...

(1963–2019), Canadian teacher and MP *

Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar Thomas Robert "Tommy" Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar (6 January 1864 – 11 April 1930) was a Scottish whisky distiller who, along with his brother John Dewar, built their family label, Dewar's, into an international success. They blended their whisky ...

(1864-1930), Scottish whisky distiller * William McLachlan Dewar, headmaster of George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, Scotland * Michael Kenneth O’Malley Dewar (1942–2016), chief of Clan Dewar

Places

* Dewar (crater), a lunar impact crater * Dewar Nunatak, Adelaide Island, Antarctica * Dewar, Scottish Borders, Scotland * Dewar, Iowa, United States * Dewar, Oklahoma, United States

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