Pickersgill Island

Pickersgill is a surname, and may refer to: *

Barbara Pickersgill Barbara Pickersgill (born 1940) is a British botanist with a special interest in the domestication of crops, the genetics, taxonomy, and evolutionary biology of cultivated plants, and the preservation of crop diversity. Her 1966 dissertation f ...

(born 1940), British botanist *

Edward Pickersgill Edward Hare Pickersgill (1850 – 13 October 1911) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1911. People educated at St Peter's School, York Biography Pickersgill was the son of Thomas Pickersgill, ...

(1850–1911), English politician *

Frank Pickersgill Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill (May 28, 1915 – September 14, 1944) was a Canadian Special Operations Executive agent. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Pickersgill graduated from Kelvin High School in that city. Holding an English ...

, (1915–1944) Canadian World War II hero *

Frederick Richard Pickersgill Frederick Richard Pickersgill (25 September 1820 – 20 December 1900) was an English painter and book illustrator. Born in London into a family of artists, he was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1840. He exhibited regularly at ...

(1820–1900), English painter and illustrator *

Greg Pickersgill Greg Pickersgill (born 1951), is a British science fiction fan. Pickersgill's love of science fiction led him into UK fandom where he has been involved in both fan-writing and convention-running. He joined the BSFA in 1967, and began writing revi ...

(born 1951), British science fiction fan *

Henry William Pickersgill Henry William Pickersgill RA (3 December 1782 – 21 April 1875) was an English painter specialising in portraits. He was a Royal Academician for almost fifty years, and painted many of the most notable figures of his time. Biography Born in L ...

(1782–1875), English portrait painter *

Jack Pickersgill John Whitney Pickersgill, (June 23, 1905 – November 14, 1997) was a Canadian civil servant and politician. He was born in Ontario, but was raised in Manitoba. He was the Clerk for the Canadian Government's Privy Council in the early 19 ...

(1905–1997), Canadian civil servant and politician; also J. W. Pickersgill *

John Cunliffe Pickersgill-Cunliffe John Cunliffe Pickersgill-Cunliffe (1819 – 6 October 1873) was a British banker, who briefly served as Member of Parliament for Bewdley in 1869, representing the Conservative Party. Early life Born John Cunliffe Pickersgill in 1819 to John Pic ...

(1819–1873), British member of Parliament *

Jeanette Pickersgill Jeanette Pickersgill (30 November 1813 – 20 March 1885) was an English painter, She was the first person to be legally cremated in the United Kingdom, at Woking Crematorium in Surrey. Life She was born Jeannette Caroline Grover in 1813 in Ams ...

(?–1885), British poet, wife of Henry William Pickersgill *

Kenneth Pickersgill Lieutenant General Kenneth Pickersgill is a former South African Army officer, who served as Chief of Staff Logistics from 1 July 1989http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/10/2/8.html to 1991.He served as Quartermaster General (198 ...

, South African Army general *

Mary Young Pickersgill Mary Pickersgill (born Mary Young; February 12, 1776 – October 4, 1857) was the maker of the Star Spangled Banner Flag hoisted over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The daughter of another noted flag maker, Reb ...

(born Mary Young, 1776–1857), American flagmaker *

Richard Pickersgill Richard Pickersgill (18 April 1749 in West Tanfield, North Riding of Yorkshire, England – July 1779 in London) was an English naval officer who accompanied the sailor and explorer James Cook on two of his Pacific voyages. Richard Pickersgill w ...

(1749–1779), British naval officer for whom the

Pickersgill Islands The Pickersgill Islands () are a small archipelago to the west of the main island of South Georgia. They are southeast of Annenkov Island and west-southwest of Leon Head, South Georgia. History of Name Annenkov Island was discovered in Ja ...

were named * Steve Pickersgill (born 1985), English rugby player *

William Pickersgill William Pickersgill (1861 – 2 May 1928) was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the Caledonian Railway from 1914 until Grouping in 1923. He was appointed locomotive superintendent of the Northern Division of t ...

(1861–1928), English mechanical engineer {{surname