James Brewster (Edinburgh Encyclopædia Contributor)
James Brewster or variants thereof may refer to: *James Brewster (1777–1847), British minister, brother of David Brewster * James C. Brewster (1826–1909), co-founder of the Church of Christ (Brewsterite) *Jim Brewster (born 1947), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate since 2010 * Jimmy Brewster (1902–1998), American football player * Jimmy Brewster, an alias of Milt Gabler (1911–2001), American record producer *Wally Brewster James Walter Brewster Jr. (born 1960), commonly known as Wally Brewster, served as the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate of the United States on November 14, 2013. Brewster was the fir ...

David Brewster
Sir David Brewster Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order, KH President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, PRSE Fellow of the Royal Society of London, FRS Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, FSA Scot Fellow of the Scottish Society of Arts, FSSA Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, MICE (11 December 178110 February 1868) was a British scientist, inventor, author, and academic administrator. In science he is principally remembered for his experimental work in physical optics, mostly concerned with the study of the Polarization (waves), polarization of light and including the discovery of Brewster's angle. He studied the birefringence of crystals under compression and discovered photoelasticity, thereby creating the field of optical mineralogy.A. D. Morrison-Low (2004) "Brewster, Sir David (1781–1868)" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' For this work, William Whewell dubbed him the "father of modern experimental optics" and "the Johannes Kepler of o ...
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James C
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television Adventure Time (season 5)#ep42, ...
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Jim Brewster
James R. Brewster is an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 45th District from 2010 to 2024. Education Brewster earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from the California University of Pennsylvania. Career Brewster is a former vice president for fraud management with Mellon Bank and mayor of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. On November 2, 2010, Brewster won a special election to fill the remaining term of Senator Sean F. Logan, who had resigned his seat on August 24, 2010, to take a position at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Brewster was sworn into the Pennsylvania Senate on November 17, 2010. In July 2020, Brewster organized a meeting with bar and restaurant owners and signed a letter to Governor Tom Wolf urging him to lessen the restrictions on them imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. He announced that he would not seek re-election to his seat in 2024. 2020 election In January 2021, although Brewster narrowl ...
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Jimmy Brewster
James David Brewster Jr. (January 9, 1902 – August 20, 1998) was an American gridiron football player. Biography Brewster was born in Newnan, Georgia, in 1902. His father was the sheriff of Coweta County, and his mother, Margaret, was a homemaker. He graduated from Newnan High School, then attended the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech). Brewster played college football during 1919–1923 for the Georgia Tech football team. His fancy footwork earned him the nickname "the Side-Stepping Wonder." He was selected to the 1922 College Football All-Southern Team by Billy Evans. A member of Alpha Tau Omega, he graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in textile engineering. Brewster went on to play professionally in the 1926 American Football League for the Newark Bears, along with several other former Georgia Tech players including Vaughan Connelly, Ike Williams, and Doug Wycoff. Brewster served in the United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the prim ...
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Milt Gabler
Milton Gabler (May 20, 1911 – July 20, 2001) was an American record producer, responsible for many innovations in the recording industry of the 20th century. These included being the first person to deal in record reissues, the first to sell records by mail order, and the first to credit all the musicians on the recordings. He was also a successful songwriter, writing the lyrics for a number of standards, including " In a Mellow Tone," " Danke Schoen," and " L-O-V-E." Early life Gabler was born to a Jewish family in Harlem, New York, the son of Susie (née Kasindorf) and Julius Gabler. His father was an Austrian Jewish immigrant from Vienna, and his mother's family were Jewish immigrants from Russia, including Rostov. At 15, he began working in his father's business, a hardware store located on East 42nd Street in New York City. The store eventually sold Milt Gabler's Commodore Records and was transformed into the Commodore Music Shop which moved to 52nd Street. It was a f ...
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