Alexander Smith
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Alexander Smith may refer to:
- Alexander Smith (poet)Alexander Smith (poet)Alexander Smith was a Scottish poet, and labelled as one of the Spasmodic School.-Life and works:...
(1830–1867), Scottish poet - Alexander Smith (chemist)Alexander Smith (chemist)Alexander Smith was an American chemist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1886 and received the degree of Ph.D. at Munich in 1889. After coming to the United States, Smith was professor of chemistry and mineralogy at Wabash College and later a faculty...
(1865–1922), American chemist and author - Alexander Smith (bishop)Alexander Smith (bishop)Alexander Smith was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District, Scotland.-Life:Born in Fochabers, Moray in 1694, he was ordained a priest on 19 April 1712. He was appointed the Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District and Titular Bishop of...
(1694–1767), Roman Catholic bishop - Alexander Gordon SmithAlexander Gordon SmithAlexander Gordon Smith is an author of books, mainly for children and young adults.Between 2000 and 2003 he studied English literature at the University of East Anglia, where he set up a small poetry press called Egg Box Publishing...
(born 1979), British author of books for children and young adults - Alexander Hale SmithAlexander Hale SmithAlexander Hale Smith was the third surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith. Alexander was born in Far West, Missouri and eventually became a senior leader of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints . Alexander served as an apostle and as Presiding Patriarch of...
(1838–1909), religious leader - Alexander H. SmithAlexander H. SmithAlexander Hanchett Smith was an American mycologist known for his extensive contributions to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the higher fungi, especially the agarics.-Early life:...
(1904–1986), American mycologist - Ross AlexanderRoss AlexanderRoss Alexander was an American stage and film actor.- Early life :Born Alexander Ross Smith in Brooklyn, New York, Alexander began his acting career in Broadway productions during the 1920s. By 1926 he was regarded as a promising leading man, with good looks and an easy and charming style and...
(Alexander Ross Smith, 1907–1937), actor - Alexander Howland SmithAlexander Howland SmithAlexander Howland Smith, , also known as the "Antique Smith", was a Scottish document forger in the 1880s. His forgeries still surface today.-Methods:...
, Scottish document forger in the 1880s - Alexander Kennedy SmithAlexander Kennedy SmithAlexander Kennedy Smith was a Scottish/Australian engineer and former Mayor of Melbourne.-Early life:Smith was born in Cauldmill near Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland...
(1824–1881), Scottish/Australian engineer and politician - Alexander McCall SmithAlexander McCall SmithAlexander "Sandy" McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE, is a Rhodesian-born Scottish writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. In the late 20th century, McCall Smith became a respected expert on medical law and bioethics and served on British and international committees...
(born 1948), "Sandy", writer and professor of medical law - Alexander Mortimer SmithAlexander Mortimer SmithAlexander Mortimer Smith was a soldier, businessman and political figure.He was born in Monymusk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1818 and joined the British Army in 1836. In 1838, his regiment was sent to Toronto in Upper Canada. In 1840, Smith left the army and was employed by a local merchant,...
(1818–1895), soldier, businessman and political figure - Alexander O. SmithAlexander O. SmithAlexander O. Smith is a professional English/Japanese translator and author. While his output covers many areas such as adaptation of Japanese novels, manga, song lyrics, anime scripts and various academic works, he is best known for his software localizations of Japanese video games...
(born 1973), English/Japanese translator and writer - Alexander Wilson SmithAlexander Wilson SmithAlexander Wilson Smith was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal....
(1856–1913), farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada - Alexander Lockwood SmithLockwood SmithAlexander Lockwood Smith is a New Zealand politician, the 28th and current Speaker of the House of Representatives. Smith is a member of the New Zealand National Party, who has served as a Member of Parliament since 1984...
(born 1948), New Zealand politician - John Adams (mutineer)John Adams (mutineer)John Adams was the last survivor of the Bounty mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790, the year after the mutiny. His real name was John Adams; He used the name Alexander Smith until he was discovered in 1808 by Captain Mayhew Folger of the ship Topaz...
(née Alexander Smith, 1768–1829) a mutineer on the H.M.S. Bounty - Sandy SmithSandy SmithSandy Smith is a Scottish visual artist currently based in New York City. He is the younger brother of professional Rock Climber Malcolm Smith and experimental psychologist Kenny Smith.-Biography:...
(Alexander Smith, born 1983), Scottish artist
See also
- Alex Smith (disambiguation)Alex Smith (disambiguation)Alex Smith is an American football quarterback.Alex Smith may also refer to:*Alex Smith , American football tight end*Alex Smith , played for Rangers F.C...
- Alexander Smith CochranAlexander Smith CochranAlexander Smith Cochran was a wealthy manufacturer, sportsman and philathropist from Yonkers, New York.-Biography:He was the son of Willam F. Cochran and grandson of Alexander Smith, founder of the Alexander Smith Carpet Company....
(1874–1929), American sportsman and philanthropist - Alexander Smith TaylorAlexander Smith TaylorAlexander Smith Taylor , best known for his Indianology of California written in a column for The California Farmer and Journal of Useful Arts , was an avid collector, prodigious author and obscure, sometimes errant, historian with an obscure background, and considered the "first bibliographer of...
, collector (1817–1876), author and historian - Alexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic DistrictAlexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic DistrictAlexander Smith Carpet Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It includes 85 contributing buildings. It encompasses 19 stylistically varied mill buildings and six rows of workers' housing. They were developed between 1871 and 1930...
, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places - Alexander Smith House (disambiguation), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Brentwood, TennesseeBrentwood, Tennessee-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,...