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Pillans
Pillans is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Pillans (1869–1901), English cricketer *Francis Pillans Francis Scott Pillans (1 January 1810 – 12 December 1889) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 24 January 1863 to 28 July 1873, when he was disqualified for absence. Pillans was from Edinburgh. Born in 1810, he was the four ... (1810–1889), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council * James Pillans (1778–1864), Scottish classical scholar and educational reformer * Mat Pillans (born 1991), South African cricketer * Neville Stuart Pillans (1884-1964), South African botanist * Robert Pillans (1860–1941), Scottish-born Australian politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Pillans
Albert Alexander Pillans (25 February 1869 – 28 November 1901) was an Anglo-Ceylonese first-class cricketer. The son of Albert Pillans senior and Maria Elphinstone, he was born in British Ceylon at Dickoya in February 1869. In England, he played club cricket for Hampshire Rovers, before making his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Derby in the 1896 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances that season, against Yorkshire at Harrogate and Warwickshire at Southampton. In his three matches, Pillans scored 82 runs at an average of 20.50, with a high score of 32 not out. As a bowler, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 25.16, with best figures of 2 for 31. He later returned to Ceylon, where he played in a minor match for Ceylon against the touring Australians in 1896. Pillans died from peritonitis Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Pillans
Francis Scott Pillans (1 January 1810 – 12 December 1889) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 24 January 1863 to 28 July 1873, when he was disqualified for absence. Pillans was from Edinburgh. Born in 1810, he was the fourth son of James Pillan of Myres Castle. He received his education from Edinburgh High School and finished this in Lauenburg in Germany. He arrived in Dunedin in 1849 on the ''Moultan''. He was described as a runholder and pisciculturist. He died at his residence in Inch Clutha, Otago Otago (, ; ) is a regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local go ... aged 80 years. References 1810 births 1889 deaths Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council Politicians from Dunedin Politicians from Edinburgh Scottish emigrants to New Zealand 19th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pillans
James Pillans FRSE (1778–1864) was a Scottish classical scholar, Professor of Humanity at the University of Edinburgh, and educational reformer. He is credited with inventing the blackboard, alongside his colleague Jack Smart but more correctly was the inventor of coloured chalk. Early life The son of James Pillans, he was born at Sheriff Brae in Leith in April 1778. His father was a merchant and then a printer in Edinburgh, creating Pillans & Wilson. He was also an elder in the Anti-Burgher branch of the Scottish Secession Church, of Adam Gib, and a liberal in politics. Pillans was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, under Alexander Adam, of whom he subsequently contributed a biography to the ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. He was second in the rector's class, after his close friend Francis Horner; another classmate was John Archibald Murray. His father wished to apprentice him to a paper-stainer, but Pillans went on to the University of Edinburgh, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mat Pillans
Mathew William Pillans (born 4 July 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays for Yorkshire, having previously played for Surrey. Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ... right handed. Pillans holds a British passport. In August 2018, Pillans signed a three-year contract with Yorkshire, and joined them initially on loan until the end of the 2018 season. Despite generally frequent domestic appearance, Pillans enjoys regular overs at Harrogate Cricket Club. References External links * 1991 births Living people South African cricketers 21st-century South African sportsmen Cricketers from Pretoria Surrey cricketers South African expatriate cricketers in England KwaZulu-Natal Inland cricketers Leices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Stuart Pillans
Neville Stuart Pillans (2 May 1884 - 23 March 1964) was a South African botanist. Biography Neville Stuart Pillans was the only son of Eustace Pillans, another South African botanist. Work life He joined the Bolus Herbarium in 1918 and retired from it in 1952. In 1911, he worked with Henry Harold Welch Pearson in choosing the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden site. Publications * 1928. ''The African genera and species of Restionaceae''. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. * 1942. ''The genus Phylica''. Journal of South African Botany. * 1947. ''A revision of Bruniaceae''. Journal of South African Botany. * 1950. ''A revision of Agathosma''. Journal of South African Botany. Organisations He was a member of the Royal Society of South Africa for a few years. Plants named in his honour * the genus '' Nevillea'' (Steud.) H.P.Linder * the genus '' Pillansia'' L.Bolus * the species '' Aloidendron pillansii'' L.Guthrie * the species ''Gasteria pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |