John Rupert Hunt Thouron, the Glossary
Captain Sir John Rupert Hunt Thouron (10 May 1907 – 6 February 2007) was a British-American horticulturist, landscape gardener, and philanthropist.[1]
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27 relations: Berkshire, Black Watch, Bletchley Park, British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Clivia miniata, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Cookham, Du Pont family, Elizabeth II, Esther D. du Pont, Gordon Highlanders, Hobe Sound, Florida, Horticulture, John Julius Angerstein, Lloyd's of London, Order of the British Empire, Philadelphia, Special Operations Executive, Special Relationship, The Times, Thouron Award, United States Bicentennial, University of Pennsylvania, William Angerstein, 1967 New Year Honours, 1976 Birthday Honours.
- British gardeners
- People from Cookham
Berkshire
The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England.
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Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
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Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire), that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
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British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.
The British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood.
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Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr (from Welsh for 'big hill'), is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Clivia miniata
Clivia miniata, the Natal lily or bush lily, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clivia of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to woodland habitats in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces) and Eswatini.
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Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coatesville is a city in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Cookham
Cookham is a historic Thames-side village and civil parish on the north-eastern edge of Berkshire, England, north-north-east of Maidenhead and opposite the village of Bourne End.
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Du Pont family
The du Pont family or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817).
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Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. John Rupert Hunt Thouron and Elizabeth II are British philanthropists.
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Esther D. du Pont
Esther Driver du Pont, Lady Thouron (January 21, 1908 – March 24, 1984) was an American horse breeder and philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband, Sir John R.H. Thouron KBE.
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Gordon Highlanders
The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons).
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Hobe Sound, Florida
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States, located along Florida's Treasure Coast.
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Horticulture
Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants.
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John Julius Angerstein
John Julius Angerstein (1735 – 22 January 1823) was a London businessman and Lloyd's underwriter, a patron of the fine arts and a collector.
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Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and reinsurance market located in London, United Kingdom.
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.
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Special Operations Executive
Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II.
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Special Relationship
The Special Relationship is a term that is often used to describe the political, social, diplomatic, cultural, economic, legal, environmental, religious, military and historic relations between the United Kingdom and the United States or its political leaders.
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The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.
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Thouron Award
The Thouron Award is a postgraduate scholarship established in 1960 by Sir John R. H. Thouron, K.B.E., and Esther du Pont Thouron.
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United States Bicentennial
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic.
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University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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William Angerstein
William Angerstein (1811 – 31 May 1897) was a British Liberal Party politician.
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1967 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1967 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.
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1976 Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1976 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.
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See also
British gardeners
- Alvilde Lees-Milne
- Angelika Campbell, Countess Cawdor
- Christine Walkden
- Clay Jones (horticulturist)
- Collingwood Ingram
- David Wheeler (gardener and writer)
- Diana Grenfell
- Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
- Harriet Anne Thiselton-Dyer
- Helen Nussey
- Henrietta Phipps
- Henry Gott
- Isabel Bannerman
- Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
- John Alfred Codrington
- John Rupert Hunt Thouron
- Julian Bannerman
- Lawrence W. Johnston
- Mel Broughton
- Ninian Niven
- Noel Kingsbury
- Norah Lindsay
- Pamela Schwerdt
- Rosemary Nicholson
- Thomas Hanbury
People from Cookham
- Alexandra Wood (violinist)
- Andrew Gilbert-Scott
- Chris Barrie
- Derek Meddings
- Donald Clive Anderson
- F. C. Ricardo
- Geoffrey Winthrop Young
- George Young, Baron Young of Cookham
- Gilbert Spencer
- Helen Ferrers
- Hilda Carline
- Hugh Massingberd
- Jessica Brown Findlay
- John Rupert Hunt Thouron
- Kenneth Grahame
- Nathaniel Micklem (politician)
- Nigel Farrow
- Noel Mason-MacFarlane
- Posy Simmonds
- Stanley Spencer
- Thomas Weldon (politician)
- Tom Rosenthal (actor)
- Ulrika Jonsson
- Walter West (director)
- Wendy Craig
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rupert_Hunt_Thouron
Also known as John R. H. Thouron, John R.H. Thouron, John Thouron, Sir John Rupert Hunt Thouron.