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Robert Smith (Oxford)
Robert, Bob or Bobby Smith, or variants thereof, may refer to: Business * Robert MacKay Smith (1802–1888), Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist who founded Glasgow University's Mackay Smith Prizes * Robert Barr Smith (1824–1915), Australian businessman and philanthropist * Robert Hall Smith (1888–1960), American railroad executive who was president of the Norfolk and Western Railway, 1946–1958 * Robert H. Smith (philanthropist) (1928–2009), American builder and developer who developed much of the Crystal City, Virginia neighborhood just south of Washington, D.C. * Robert P. Smith (philanthropist) (1940–2019), American financial pioneer, philanthropist and author * Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin (born 1944), British businessman, governor of the BBC * Robert F. Smith (investor) (born 1962), American businessman and investor; founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners Entertainment Acting * Robert Wilton Smith (1881–1957), known as Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert MacKay Smith
Robert Mackay Smith FRSE (1802-1888) was a Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist. Glasgow University's Mackay Smith Prizes were founded by him in 1882. He was the Chairman of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and a Director of the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Life He was born in Glasgow on 24 May 1802 the son of Peter Smith, a flax merchant living at 76 Stirling Street and his wife, Euphemia MacKay. He attended Glasgow University studying Sciences and graduated MA in 1815, aged only thirteen. He moved to Leith in 1834 to work as a commission agent and lived and worked there for most of his life. He originally lived at 4 Windsor Street near the top of Leith Walk. In 1855 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Charles Piazzi Smyth. He was a member of multiple scientific societies including the Meteorological Society of Scotland, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (serving as their Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |