George Heriot (15 June 1563 – 12 February 1624) was a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist. He is chiefly remembered today as the founder of George Heriot's...
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George Heriot's School is a private primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Lauriston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st...
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Kingdom. The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot. The annual income...
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George Heriot (1563–1624) was a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist. George Heriot may also refer to: George Heriot (Edinburgh MP) (1539/40–1610), Scottish...
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bag of her jewels. George Heriot (died 1610) was an important member of the Edinburgh Goldsmith's incorporation. His son George Heriot (1563-1624) is known...
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George Heriot (1539/40 – 1610) was a Scottish goldsmith and member of the Parliament of Scotland. He is perhaps best known as the father of the philanthropist...
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Jewels of Anne of Denmark (section George Heriot)
Cockie and George Heriot', Scottish Historical Review, 74:198 part (October 1995), p. 171. Archibald Constable, Memoirs of George Heriot (Edinburgh,...
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Heriot or Heriots may refer to: Old English for "war-gear", see Anglo-Saxon weaponry Heriot, the English term used for the tenurial relief in feudal Europe...
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G. H. Swanston (redirect from George Heriot Swanston)
George Heriot Swanston (7 May 1814 in Edinburgh – ?) was a Scottish map engraver, particularly noted for his engravings and vignettes illustrating Archibald...
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George Heriot (1759 – 22 July 1839) was a Scots-Canadian civil servant, author and artist. He is most notable as a major figure in early Canadian art...
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experience, in 1858, he then gained a post as Superintendent of Works at George Heriot’s School following the death of Alexander Black. This role included developing...
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Scotland. It is located at the southern edge of the Old Town, adjacent to George Heriot's School. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century...
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"Fishmonger Lane" (sic) involved with George Abercromby, a gentleman of the queen's robes, and the goldsmith George Heriot, in pawning one of the jewels of...
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who married Elizabeth Jousie, widow of the goldsmith James Heriot, a brother of George Heriot. The younger Robert Jousie, a courtier and Yeoman of the Robes...
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James Mossman, James Cockie and George Heriot', Scottish Historical Review, 74:198 part (October 1995), p. 165. George Akrigg, Letters of King James VI...
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Iain Macwhirter (category People educated at George Heriot's School)
election, was published by Freight Books. Macwhirter was educated at George Heriot's School, a grant-aided independent school in Edinburgh, Scotland, followed...
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Frederick George Heriot (11 January 1786 – 30 December 1843) was a British army officer, who fought in the War of 1812 and subsequently became a landowner...
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George Heriot DeReef (September 5, 1869 – August 14, 1937) was an American lawyer, political candidate, civil rights leader, and businessman in Milwaukee...
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It takes the name Heriot-Watt from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot. Heriot-Watt University has...
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Heriot's Rugby Club, formerly known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union, whose part-timeprofessional...
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Roy Kinnear (category People educated at George Heriot's School)
Student Player of the Year Award after him. Kinnear was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. At the age of 17, he enrolled in the Royal Academy...
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relative of the philanthropist George Heriot, and the younger brother of the Scots-Canadian artist George Heriot. Heriot was born at Haddington in 1760...
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in intricate and intensely three-dimensional designs. The goldsmith George Heriot made jewellery for Anne of Denmark. Architecture in the Jacobean era...
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Watson Stevenson, John Hutchison, George Anderson Lawson, Thomas Stuart Burnett, William Shirreffs, Andrew Currie, George Clark Stanton, Peter Slater, Amelia...
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Saint Eligius House of Fabergé Lorenzo Ghiberti Johannes Gutenberg George Heriot Gaspard van der Heyden Paul de Lamerie Arnold Lulls Jean-Valentin Morel...
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Place opposite the Old Royal Infirmary. Founded by royal goldsmith George Heriot, the school's main building from the mid-to-late 17th century is one...
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Charlotte Wells (category People educated at George Heriot's School)
born in Edinburgh. She attended secondary school at the independent George Heriot's School. Wells did not live with her father, who died when she was 16...
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included looking after the queen's jewels, dealing with the goldsmith George Heriot, and handling large sums of money. Margaret Hartsyde was a daughter...
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to Spain in 1623 during Prince Charles' Spanish Match. The goldsmith George Heriot, who died in 1623, bequeathed to him either a diamond or piece of gold...
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Paul Young (actor) (category People educated at George Heriot's School)
on 3 July 1944, the son of the actor John Young. He was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. Young started acting as a child. His first performance...
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