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Major General Sir Robert Murdoch Smith KCMG FRSE (18 August 1835 – 3 July 1900) was a Scottish engineer, archaeologist and diplomat.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Alexander Crum Brown, Apollo of Cyrene, British Army, British Museum, Charles Thomas Newton, Crimean War, Cyrenaica, Cyrene, Libya, Decorative box, Edinburgh, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, HMS Supply, Islam, John Chiene, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock Academy, Knidos, Lion of Knidos, Lord Kelvin, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, National Museum of Scotland, Order of St Michael and St George, Richard Popplewell Pullan, Robert James Blair Cunynghame, Royal Engineers, Royal Society of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, Victoria and Albert Museum, William Gordon Burn Murdoch.

  2. 19th-century Scottish engineers
  3. People educated at Kilmarnock Academy
  4. Scottish expatriates in Iran

Alexander Crum Brown

Alexander Crum Brown FRSE FRS (26 March 1838 – 28 October 1922) was a Scottish organic chemist.

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Apollo of Cyrene

The Apollo of Cyrene is a large Roman statue of Apollo found at the ancient city of Cyrene, Libya.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Charles Thomas Newton

Sir Charles Thomas Newton (16 September 1816 – 28 November 1894) was a British archaeologist.

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Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between the Russian Empire and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia-Piedmont.

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Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica or Kyrenaika (Barqah, Kurēnaïkḗ, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya.

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Cyrene, Libya

Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in North Africa.

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Decorative box

A decorative box is a form of packaging that is generally more than just functional, but also intended to be decorative and artistic.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject".

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HMS Supply

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Supply.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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John Chiene

John Chiene, CB, LLD, MD, FRSE, FRCSEd (25 February 1843 – 29 May 1923) was a Scottish surgeon, who was Professor of Surgery at the University of Edinburgh during some of its most influential years.

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Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock (Kilmaurnock; Cill Mheàrnaig) is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland.

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Kilmarnock Academy

Kilmarnock Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Acadamaidh Chille Mheàrnaig), formerly Kilmarnock Burgh School, is an 11–17 co-educational state-funded secondary school in Kilmarnock, Scotland, currently serving in its third location on Sutherland Drive in the New Farm Loch area of the town.

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Knidos

Knidos or Cnidus (Κνίδος,,, Knídos) was a Greek city in ancient Caria and part of the Dorian Hexapolis, in south-western Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey.

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Lion of Knidos

The Lion of Knidos is the name for a colossal ancient Greek statue erected near the ancient port of Knidos, south-west Asia Minor (now near Datça in Turkey).

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Lord Kelvin

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, (26 June 182417 December 1907) was a British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer born in Belfast.

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Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Nāser-ad-Din Ŝāh-e Qājār; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated.

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National Museum of Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland is a museum of Scottish history and culture.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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Richard Popplewell Pullan

Richard Popplewell Pullan was an architect and brother-in-law of William Burges.

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Robert James Blair Cunynghame

Robert James Blair Cunynghame of Cronan, FRCSEd, FRSE JP (13 January 1841 – 23 December 1903) was a prominent Scottish surgeon, physiologist and early forensic scientist in the late 19th century.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army.

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Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland's national academy of science and letters.

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University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

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William Gordon Burn Murdoch

William Gordon Burn Murdoch (22 January 1862 – 19 July 1939) was a Scottish painter, travel writer and explorer.

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See also

19th-century Scottish engineers

People educated at Kilmarnock Academy

Scottish expatriates in Iran

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Murdoch_Smith