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Robert Simms (other)
Robert or Bob Simms may refer to: * Robert D. Simms (1926–2008), Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * Robert Simms (politician) (born 1984), Australian politician, usually referred to as Rob Simms * Robert Simms (United Irishmen) (1761–1843), Irish radical * Robert Simms (the younger) (before 1821–after 1843), son of the Irish radical, one of the founders of the Belfast Natural History Society * Bob Simms (born 1938), American football player See also

*Robert Sims (other) *Sir Robert Syms (born 1956), British politician *Robert Symms (1931–2014), American photographer {{hndis, Simms, Robert ...
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ...
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Robert Simms (politician)
Robert Andrew Simms (born 26 March 1984) is an Australian politician, representing the Greens South Australia. He was a Senator for South Australia from 2015 to 2016, an Area Councillor for the City of Adelaide from 2014 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2021. Since May 2021, he has been a member of the South Australian Legislative Council. Early life and education Simms was born on 26 March 1984 in Yorkshire, England, the son of an English father and Australian mother originally from Broken Hill, New South Wales. The family moved to Australia in 1987 and settled in Adelaide, South Australia. Simms attended primary school in Flagstaff Hill before going on to Aberfoyle Park High School, where he was a member of the debating club and served on the student council. He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours), a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in politics and sociology) and a Graduate Certificate in Journalism. In 2008 Simms was admitted as a barrister and solicitor. In 2015 he ...
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Robert Simms (United Irishmen)
Robert Simms (20 March 1761 – 1843) was an Irish radical, and a founding member in Belfast of the Society of United Irishmen. Opposed to insurrection in the absence of French assistance, he resigned his military commission in the Society on the eve of the 1798 rebellion. A Presbyterian born in Belfast, Simms was the owner of a paper mill in Ballyclare with his brother William Simms, one of twelve proprietors of the '' Northern Star'' newspaper. A close friend of Wolfe Tone who nicknamed him 'the Tanner', he was one of the founders of the Society of United Irishmen in Belfast in 1791 and the author of "Declaration and Resolutions of the Society of United Irishmen of Belfast." Simms served as the first Secretary of the Society, drafting many of its early letters, pamphlets and papers. Following the French declaration of war on Britain in February 1793, the movement was outlawed and went underground from 1794 as they became more determined to force a revolt against British rul ...
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Robert Simms (the Younger)
Robert or Bob Simms may refer to: * Robert D. Simms (1926–2008), Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * Robert Simms (politician) (born 1984), Australian politician, usually referred to as Rob Simms * Robert Simms (United Irishmen) (1761–1843), Irish radical * Robert Simms (the younger) (before 1821–after 1843), son of the Irish radical, one of the founders of the Belfast Natural History Society The Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society was founded in 1821 to promote the scientific study of animals, plants, fossils, rocks and minerals. History The Society was founded by George Crawford Hyndman, James Lawson Drummond, Ja ... * Bob Simms (born 1938), American football player See also * Robert Sims (other) *Sir Robert Syms (born 1956), British politician * Robert Symms (1931–2014), American photographer {{hndis, Simms, Robert ...
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Belfast Natural History Society
The Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society was founded in 1821 to promote the scientific study of animals, plants, fossils, rocks and minerals. History The Society was founded by George Crawford Hyndman, James Lawson Drummond, James Grimshaw, James McAdam, Robert Patterson, Robert Simms, Francis Archer, the Thomas Dix Hincks, Edward Hincks and Edmund Getty. Five years later in 1826 Alexander Henry Haliday and William Thompson both joined. In 1823, the Society's collection and the small collection begun in 1788 in the rooms of the Belfast Reading Society and that of the Belfast Literary Society were moved to Belfast Academical Institution where James Bryce was centralising Belfast's rapidly expanding natural history holdings. A new building opened at No. 7 College Square North in 1831. How big the first collections were is unknown but the 1831 figure of 300 insects given when the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society Museum opened to non-members ...
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Bob Simms
Bob Simms (born September 3, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for three seasons with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus. In sports, Rutgers is famously known for being the "Birthplace of College Football", hosting the first ever intercollegiate football .... References 1938 births American football linebackers New York Giants players Pittsburgh Steelers players Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players Living people People from Clendenin, West Virginia Players of American football from Kanawha County, West Virginia 20th-century American sportsmen {{linebacker-1930s-stub ...
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Robert Sims (other)
Robert Sims may refer to: * Robert Sims (baritone) (born 1980), American lyric baritone who specializes in African American folk songs and spirituals * Robert Page Sims (1872–1944), African American academic, civil rights leader, and college president * J. Robert Sims (born c. 1941), American chemical and mechanical engineer * Rob Sims (born 1983), American football guard * Bob Sims (basketball, born 1938) (1938–2006), American basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and St. Louis Hawks * Bob Sims (basketball, born 1915) (1915–1994), American basketball player for the NBL's Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Sheboygan Redskins * Robbie Sims (born 1959), American boxer See also * Robert Simms (other) Robert or Bob Simms may refer to: * Robert D. Simms (1926–2008), Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * Robert Simms (politician) (born 1984), Australian politician, usually referred to as Rob Simms * Robert Simms (United Irishmen) (1761–1843) ... * Sir Robert ...
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Robert Syms
Sir Robert Andrew Raymond Syms (born 15 August 1956) is a Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Poole from 1997 to 2024. He received a knighthood in 2017. Early life and career Robert Syms was born on 15 August 1956 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, and went to Collegiate School, a private school in Bristol. He was leader of North Wiltshire District Council from 1984 to 1987 and a Wiltshire County Councillor from 1985 to 1997. Syms has also been managing director of his family's plant hire firm on Bristol Road in Chippenham, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building. He retains a directorship and shareholding in Marden Holdings Ltd, headquartered in Bristol Road, Chippenham. Parliamentary career At the 1992 general election, Syms stood as the Conservative candidate in Walsall North, coming second with 39.4% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP David Winnick. Syms was elected to Parliament as MP for Poole at the 1997 gen ...
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