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Druitt Street, Sydney
Druitt is a British surname. It originates from the old French words and names dru (lover), Drue and/or Druet, and is related to the name Drew. Notable people with the surname include: * Cecil Druitt (1874–1921), Bishop of Grafton in Australia *George Druitt (1775–1842), Australian pioneer and soldier * Montague Druitt (1857–1888), one of the suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders * Robert Druitt (1814–1883), British medical writer * Tobias Druitt, British author of fantasy novels See also *Mount Druitt Mount Druitt is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney r ..., suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia References {{surname, Druitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew (name)
Drew () is both a surname and a given name. A son of Charlemagne had that name, and it became popular in France as Dreus and Drues. Another source was the county of Dreux, also in France, ruled by the Counts of Dreux from the 12th century onward. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, in 1066 at the time of the Conquest, and is first found there in the Domesday Book. Another derivation is from the Irish Ó Draoi, literally meaning "Descendant of the Druid". As a male given name, it is a shortened version of Andrew. The origin of the name is based from the old Greek ''andreios'' for brave or courageous. First name Male *Drew (artist) (born 1979), American artist of webcomic ''Toothpaste for Dinner'' * Noble Drew Ali (1886–1929), born Timothy Drew, founder of Moorish Science Temple of America *Drew Arnott, Scottish-Canadian musician and songwriter * Drew Binsky, American travel blogger *Drew Bledsoe (born 1972), American NFL quarterback * Drew Brees (born 1979), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Druitt
Cecil Henry Druitt (16 August 1875 – 26 July 1921) was the first Bishop of Grafton in New South Wales, Australia. Early life Druitt was born in 1875 in Stockbridge, Hampshire, the son of the Rev William Crawley Druitt and his wife Caroline (née Leach). Clerical career He was educated at Clifton College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and was ordained deacon in 1898 and priest in 1899. He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church, Torquay (1898-1900). In 1900 he became a lecturer in Hebrew at the Church Mission Society college in Islington. He was later Rector of St Bride's Stretford and then Vicar of St Mary's Overchurch. In 1911 he became Coadjutor Bishop of Grafton and Armidale and, when the diocese was divided in 1914, Bishop of the Grafton portion. Druitt attended the Lambeth Conference in 1920 and remained in England for twelve months, arriving back in May 1921. He suffered from diabetes an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Druitt
Major George Druitt (1773 – 9 June 1842) was a soldier and Australian pioneer. Mount Druitt was named after him. Druitt became a professional soldier in 1794. As a member of 48th Regiment he sailed to Australia in 1817 on the ''Matilda'', with 440 officers and men. The soldiers were needed to manage the population in Australia, which was mainly convicts. George druitt and mount druitt met on a member. While on his journey to New South Wales, George met and formed a relationship with Margaret Lynch (his future wife) who had stowed away on the ship to be with one of the other soldiers. Once they arrived in Australia, George and Margaret lived together and had a daughter Judith in 1819, and two sons, George Joseph in 1820 and Edward in 1821. George and Margaret were married in 1825, eight years after they met. After they were married, they had four more children, Joseph in 1825, Margaret Jane in 1828, Jane Euphemia in 1829 and James Cottingham in 1837. Works in the colony Druitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montague Druitt
Montague John Druitt (15 August 1857 – early December 1888)His body was discovered on 31 December 1888 about a month after his death. A train ticket dated 1 December was found in his pocket. His gravestone reads 4 December 1888; his death certificate gives the date his body was found. According to the probate records of his estate, he was last seen alive on 3 December (McDonald, p. 143). was an English barrister and educator who is known for being a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. Druitt came from an upper-middle-class English background, and studied at Winchester College and the University of Oxford. After graduating, he was employed as an assistant schoolmaster at a boarding school and pursued a parallel career in the law, qualifying as a barrister in 1885. His main interest outside work was cricket, which he played with many leading players of the time, including Lord Harris and Francis Lacey. In November 1888, Druitt lost his post at the school for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Druitt
Robert Druitt (December 1814 – 15 May 1883), was an English medical writer. Biography Druitt, the son of a medical practitioner at Wimborne, Dorset, was born in December 1814. After four years' pupillage by his uncle, Charles Mayo, surgeon to the Winchester Hospital, he entered in 1834 as a medical student at King's College and the Middlesex Hospital in London. He became L.S.A. in 1836, and M.R.C.S. in 1837, and settled in general practice in Bruton Street, Berkeley Square. In 1839 he published the ''Surgeon's Vade-Mecum'', for which he is best known. Written in a very clear and simple style, it became a great favourite with students, and the production of successive editions occupied much of the author's time. The eleventh edition appeared in 1878, and in all more than forty thousand copies were sold. It was reprinted in America, and translated into several European languages. In 1845 Druitt became F.R.C.S. by examination, and in 1874 F.R.C.P., later receiving the Lambeth d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobias Druitt
Tobias Druitt is an author of fantasy novels. Tobias Druitt is the pseudonym of two authors who write together, Diane Purkiss and Michael Dowling. Diane Purkiss is a tutor in English at Keble College, Oxford University, and she is the first Oxford English faculty member since C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien to publish a children's book. Michael Dowling is Diane Purkiss' son. He is one of the subjects of the ongoing Channel 4 documentary series, '' Child Genius''. Retrieved 3 May 2009 Bibliography * '' |
