Buller
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- Sir Edward Buller, 1st BaronetSir Edward Buller, 1st BaronetSir Edward Buller, 1st Baronet was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
(1764-1824) - James Buller (the younger)James Buller (the younger)James Buller was a British Tory politician and ancestor of the Viscounts Dilhorne and the Barons Churston.Born at Downes House, near Crediton, he was the oldest son of John Francis Buller and his wife Rebecca Trelawney, daughter of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet...
(c. 1729–1765), British politician - Sir Francis Buller, 1st BaronetSir Francis Buller, 1st BaronetSir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet was an English judge.-Life:Buller was born at Downes House in Devon, the son of James Buller, Member of Parliament for Cornwall, and his wife Lady Jane, daughter of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst. He was educated at the King's School, Ottery St Mary, and...
(1746–1800) - Charles BullerCharles BullerCharles Buller , was a British barrister, politician and reformer.-Background and education:Born in Calcutta, British India, Buller was the son of Charles Buller , a member of a well-known Cornish family, and Barbara Isabella Kirkpatrick, daughter of General William Kirkpatrick, considered an...
(1806–1848), English politician - Walter BullerWalter BullerWalter Lawry Buller KCMG was a New Zealand lawyer, naturalist and ornithologist.Buller was the author of A History of the Birds of New Zealand , with illustrations by John Gerrard Keulemans. In 1882 he produced the Manual of the Birds of New Zealand as a cheaper, popular alternative...
(1838–1906), New Zealand ornithologist - Redvers BullerRedvers BullerGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC GCB GCMG was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1839–1908), British soldier - Arthur Henry Reginald BullerArthur Henry Reginald BullerArthur Henry Reginald Buller was a British-Canadian mycologist. He is mainly known as a researcher of fungi and wheat rust.- Academic career :...
(1874–1944), British/Canadian mycologist - Georgiana BullerGeorgiana BullerDame Audrey Charlotte Georgiana Buller, DBE, RRC , best known as Georgiana Buller, was a British hospital administrator and the founder of the first school dedicated to occupational therapy in the United Kingdom....
(1884–1953), British hospital administrator - William Buller (racing driver)William Buller (racing driver)William Buller is a British racing driver.-T Cars:After successful spells in both karting and mini stocks, Buller made his circuit racing debut in the 2007 T Cars championship; the series designed for aspiring racing drivers between fourteen and seventeen years of age...
(born 1992), British racing driver
Places
Australia- Mount Buller (mountain)
- Mount Buller, VictoriaMount Buller, VictoriaMount Buller is a town in Victoria, Australia east of Melbourne on the slopes of Mount Buller . Primarily a resort town, Mount Buller is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due to its close location to Melbourne...
, a resort town on the mountain of the same name
New Zealand
- Buller (New Zealand electorate)Buller (New Zealand electorate)Buller is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, from 1871 to 1972.-History:Early members for Buller were:*Eugene O'Conor from 1871 to 1875 and again from 1884 to 1893 *Joseph Henry from 1876 to 1879...
- Buller DistrictBuller District200px|rightBuller District, administered by the Buller District Council is an administrative region in the West Coast Region of New Zealand. It covers Westport, Karamea, Reefton and Inangahua Junction. Its land area is 7,953.12 km²...
- Buller GorgeBuller GorgeThe Buller Gorge is a gorge located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. The Buller River flows through the deep canyon between Murchison and Westport. Land Information New Zealand lists two sections for the gorge, Upper Buller Gorge and Lower Buller Gorge. State Highway 6 runs...
- Buller RiverBuller RiverThe Buller River is in the South Island of New Zealand. One of the country's longest rivers, it flows for 170 kilometres from Lake Rotoiti through the Buller Gorge and into the Tasman Sea near the town of Westport...
Other uses
- Buller BaronetsBuller BaronetsThere have been two Buller Baronetcies.The Baronetcy of Buller of Churston Court, Devon, later Yarde-Buller, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 13 January 1790 for Francis Buller. The second baronet assumed by Royal license the surname of Yarde in 1800...
, a British title - Buller, nickname of the Bullingdon ClubBullingdon ClubThe Bullingdon Club is a socially exclusive student dining club at Oxford University. The club has no permanent rooms and is notorious for its members' wealth and destructive binges. Membership is by invitation only, and prohibitively expensive for most, given the need to pay for the uniform,...
, a student dining club at Oxford University