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George Nicholson (botanist), Nicholson
George Nicholson may refer to: *George Nicholson (diplomat) (floruit 1577–1603), English agent in Scotland *George Nicholson (printer) (1760–1825), English printer *George Nicholson (footballer) (1905–?), English professional footballer *George Nicholson (horticulturist) (1847–1908), English horticulturist *George Nicholson (rugby union) (1878–1968), New Zealand rugby union player see The Original All Blacks *George Nicholson (politician) (1868–1935), Canadian Member of Parliament *George Nicholson (sailor) (1937–2025), British Olympic sailor *George E. Nicholson Jr. (1918–1971), American mathematician *George M. Nicholson (1874–?), justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court *George Gibb Nicholson (1875–1948), English-born Australian philologist and professor of French *George Washington Nicholson (1832–1912), American landscape painter {{human name disambiguation, Nicholson, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (diplomat)
George Nicholson or Nicolson (floruit 1577–1612), was an English diplomat in Scotland. Resident in Scotland George Nicholson was not an ambassador in Scotland but a resident agent. He had been a servant of Robert Bowes (diplomat), Robert Bowes for many years. Nicholson, Christopher Shepherdson, and William Wood were mentioned as servants of Bowes in the will of Isotta de Canonici, the wife of the Italian writer Giacomo Castelvetro, who died in Edinburgh in 1594. Bowes became unwell in 1597 and intended Nicholson should take his place. On 6 December 1597 Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabeth of England wrote a letter of accreditation for Nicholson as the English resident, to be delivered to King James VI of Scotland. Nicholson was to get 13s-4d per day and the help of the Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed to convey his letters. His couriers included Jarret Storrie, a member of the Berwick garrison. Nicholson was soon treated as an ambassador in all but name. Most of his letters w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (printer)
George Nicholson (1760 – 1 November 1825) was an English printer, writer, and social reformer. He was known for his early advocacy of vegetarianism, animal welfare, and human rights, including women's rights and the abolition of slavery. Active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, he combined his printing work with a commitment to progressive causes, publishing a number of influential texts promoting ethical vegetarianism and humane treatment of animals. His most notable work, ''The Primeval Diet of Man'' (1801), synthesised philosophical, medical, and religious arguments in favour of a plant-based diet and continues to be cited in the history of vegetarian thought. Life and career Nicholson was born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Nicholson had started a printing business with his brother George and in 1797 they moved their business to Manchester. Two of their more significant works were ''Pious Reflections for Every Day of the Month; Translated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (footballer)
George Nicholson (born 12 May 1905, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Pelaw, Gateshead, County Durham. Career Nicholson did not begin his professional football career until the relatively late age of twenty-five. He had been working as a miner while playing amateur football but in 1931 he was spotted by a scout from Bolton Wanderers. The scout had originally travelled to the match to watch another player but quickly moved to sign up Nicholson. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw with Liverpool in September 1931 and was a regular for the club until he was displaced by Harry Goslin. He spent time in the clubs reserves and jumped at the chance to play first team football again when he signed for Cardiff City in 1936. He was one of seven new signings made by the club in an attempt to steady the club which had been in decline for several years. He remained with the club for three years before signing for Oldham Athletic in 1939, however the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (horticulturist)
George Nicholson (7 December 1847 Sharow - 20 September 1908), was an English botanist and horticulturist, and one of the 60 recipients of the Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897 for their contributions to horticulture. He is noted for having edite"''The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening''" produced as an eight-part alphabetical series between 1884 and 1888 with a supplement, and published by L. Upcott Gill of London. It was also published in New York in 1889 by The American Agriculturist in 4 Volumes. Life As recorded in various census returns, George was the son of nurseryman James Nicholson. George worked at the nursery of ''Fisher & Holmes'' in Sheffield, travelled to France and found employment at ''La Muette'' nursery in Paris, becoming fluent in both French and German. He married Elizabeth Naylor Bell at Thirsk in 1875, and she died in 1879 at the age of 28, having produced a son. He started work at Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Kew in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (rugby Union)
George Nicholson (3 August 187813 September 1968) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer who played for New Zealandthe ''All Blacks''between 1903 and 1907. He played club rugby in Auckland for the City club, before making his provincial debut for Auckland in 1901. After playing for the North Island in 1902, he was selected for New Zealand's tour of Australia in 1903 where he played in the All Blacks' first ever Test matchagainst Australia in Sydney. The following year he was selected for New Zealand when they played a one-off Test against the British Isles who were touring New Zealand; New Zealand's first home international. In 1905 and 1906 he was selected for the All Blacks tour of Europe and North America. This was the first New Zealand national team to tour the Northern Hemisphere, and played 20 matches during the trip, but did not appear in any internationals. After returning to New Zealand he switched clubs to Ponsonby in 1907, and that year played two Tests for New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (politician)
George Brecken Nicholson (17 March 1868 – 1 January 1935) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Nicholson served as a Conservative and Unionist member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island and became a lumber merchant. Nicholson attended public and grammar schools at Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. In 1884, he joined the Canadian Pacific Railway for construction work, remaining in that job until 1901. Nicholson was established in northern Ontario by the end of the 19th century. In business, he was part of the lumber firm Austin and Nicholson and became president and secretary-treasurer of the McNaught Lumber company. Nicholson was also a director of the Excelsior Life Insurance company. He was first elected to Parliament as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden's wartime Union Government in Algoma East riding during the 1917 general election. After serving one term, he was a Conservative candidate in the 1921 election bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (sailor)
George Nicholson (23 April 1937 – February 2025) was a British sailor. He is the son of Charles A Nicholson, a yacht designer, and great nephew of Charles E Nicholson, also a yacht designer. We worked for Camper and Nicholsons the yacht builders. He competed in the 5.5 Metre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References External links * 1937 births 2025 deaths British male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Great Britain Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Sportspeople from Southampton {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George E
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George M
''George M!'' is a Broadway theatre, Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart (playwright), Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were by George M. Cohan himself, with revisions for the musical by Cohan's daughter, Mary Cohan. The story covers the period from the late 1880s until 1937 and focuses on Cohan's life and show business career from his early days in vaudeville with his parents and sister to his later success as a Broadway singer, dancer, composer, lyricist, theatre director and theatre producer, producer. The show includes such Cohan hit songs as "Give My Regards To Broadway", "You're a Grand Old Flag", and "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Productions The musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre (New York City), Palace Theatre on April 10, 1968, and closed on April 26, 1969, after 433 pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gibb Nicholson
George Gibb Nicholson (1875–1948), often referred to as G. G. Nicholson, was an English-born Australian philologist and professor of French. He was the inaugural McCaughey Professor of French at University of Sydney.Angus Martin"The Teaching of French at Sydney" ''Arts: The Journal of the Sydney University Arts Association'', Vol. 14 (1989), p. 49. Retrieved 23 February 2019.Ivan BarkoNicholson, George Gibb (1875–1948) ''Australian Dictionary of Biography''. Retrieved 24 February 2019. Early life and education George Nicholson was born on 20 September 1875 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England. His parents were Donald Nicholson, a cashier, and Euphemia Scott, ''née'' Gibb, who had at one time run a private school in Aberdeen, Scotland. The family emigrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in February 1884 and settling in Launceston, Tasmania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
