Robert Murdoch Smith, the Glossary
Major General Sir Robert Murdoch Smith KCMG FRSE (18 August 1835 – 3 July 1900) was a Scottish engineer, archaeologist and diplomat.[1]
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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.
- 19th-century Scottish engineers
- People educated at Kilmarnock Academy
- 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
- Alexander Allan (locomotive engineer)
- Alexander Carnegie Kirk
- Alexander Muirhead
- Archibald Hood
- Benjamin Hall Blyth
- Charles Baird (engineer)
- David Kirkaldy
- Dugald Drummond
- George Buchanan (engineer, born 1790)
- George Henry Slight
- George Johnston (engineer)
- Hugh Baird (engineer)
- James Blacklock Henderson
- James Blyth (engineer)
- James Deas (engineer)
- James Fenton (engineer)
- James Glenie
- James Howden
- James Manson (engineer)
- John Aitken (meteorologist)
- John Anderson (Scottish engineer)
- John Rennie the Elder
- John Scott Russell
- Joseph Mitchell (engineer)
- Peter Drummond (engineer)
- Peter Fairbairn
- Robert Murdoch Smith
- Robert Wilson (engineer)
People educated at Kilmarnock Academy
- Alexander Fleming
- Andrew Law (artist)
- Andrew Picken Orr
- Bob Ellis (Scottish cricketer)
- Bobby Hill (cricketer)
- Colin Rankin
- David Cuthbertson
- Eleanor Allen Moore
- George Forrest (botanist)
- Hugh Anderson (theologian)
- Hugh Kerr
- Hugh Watt (British politician)
- James Stevenson, 1st Baron Stevenson
- John Boyd Orr
- John Stirling Young
- Lindsay McKenzie
- Lorna Hood
- Marie Macklin
- Matthew Black
- Nesbitt Gallacher
- Peter Sturrock (MP)
- Robert Colquhoun
- Robert Menzies (British Army officer)
- Robert Murdoch Smith
- Ronnie Hamilton
- Stephen Hillier
- Stewart Conn
- Stuart Atha
- William McIlvanney
- William McKerrow
- William Muir
Scottish expatriates in Iran
- Elizabeth Ness MacBean Ross
- John McNeill (diplomat)
- Robert Murdoch Smith