George Taylor
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George Taylor may refer to:
- George Taylor (Alamo defender) (c. 1816–1836), soldier in Texas army, died in the Battle of the Alamo
- George Taylor (Australian rules footballer), see List of Sydney Swans players
- George Taylor (botanist)George Taylor (botanist)Sir George Taylor FRS FRSE FLS was a Scottish botanist.Taylor was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1956–71.- References :...
(1904–1993), British botanist, from 1956 to 1971 director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - George Taylor (baseball)George Taylor (baseball)George J. Taylor was the city editor of James Gordon Bennett's New York Herald. He noticed that his readers had a craving for baseball news. Together with Charles Byrne and Joseph Doyle they decided to form a team in Brooklyn to compete in the new Inter-State Association of Professional Baseball...
(1853–1911), American Brooklyn Dodgers player - George Taylor (DC Comics),fictional chief editor was for fictional Daily Star DC Comics and Daily Planet DC Comics before Perry WhitePerry WhitePerry White is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comics. White is the Editor-in-Chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet.White maintains very high ethical and journalistic standards...
- George Taylor (delegate)George Taylor (delegate)George Taylor was a Colonial ironmaster and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania...
(c. 1716–1781), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence - George Taylor (footballer)George Taylor (footballer)George Taylor was a Scottish football player and coach, who played for Aberdeen and Plymouth Argyle. He appeared for Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Final and the Scottish League Cup Final during the 1946–47 season...
(1915–1982), Scottish footballer, played for Aberdeen and Plymouth Argyle - George Taylor (gardener) (1803–1891), introduced celery to the United States
- George Taylor (Leeds South) (1840–1919), Canadian House of Commons member
- George Taylor (New York Representative)George Taylor (New York Representative)George Taylor was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from New York....
(1820–1894), American Congressman from New York - George Taylor (soldier)George Taylor (soldier)Brigadier George Taylor CBE, DSO & Bar was a British born soldier who served in the British Army. According to The Independent "he won an almost unrivalled reputation as a battle commanding officer in North-West Europe in 1944-45 before commanding brigades in the Korean war and in Kenya during the...
(1905–1994), Brigadier George Taylor who served in World War II, the Korean War, and in the Mau Mau campaign - George A. TaylorGeorge A. TaylorGeorge A. Taylor was an officer in the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during World War II. Graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1922.His famous quote from Omaha Beach:...
(1899–1969), American army officer at D-Day invasion, Battle of Normandy - George E. TaylorGeorge E. TaylorGeorge Edward Taylor was a prolific and influential scholar of Chinese studies, professor at University of Washington, Seattle from 1939 to 1969, and director of the Far Eastern and Russian Institute at the University of Washington from 1946 to 1969. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen on May...
(1905–2000) China scholar, University of Washington Professor - George Augustine TaylorGeorge Augustine TaylorGeorge Augustine Taylor was an Australian artist, journalist, and inventor.- Life :Taylor was born at Sydney in 1872. He first became known as an artist, and was a member of the Sydney Bohemian set in the 1890s, whose doings he was afterwards to record in his Those Were the Days, a volume of...
(1872–1928), Australian artist and journalist - George Ledwell TaylorGeorge Ledwell TaylorGeorge Ledwell Taylor was an architect and landowner who lived in London.-Life:George Ledwell Taylor was born on 31 March 1788 and educated at Rawes's academy, Bromley. He became a pupil of the architect James Burton, and on Burton's retirement, of Joseph Parkinson , who was then engaged in laying...
(1788–1873), English architect - George P. TaylorGeorge P. TaylorLieutenant General George Peach Taylor Jr. USAF was the 18th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Taylor served as the senior Air Force officer responsible for comprehensive management of the Air Force Medical Service...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1975–2007), American Air Force Surgeon General - George Sylvester TaylorGeorge Sylvester TaylorGeorge Sylvester Taylor became the first mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts on January 5, 1891.He was born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, one of ten children of Sylvestor Taylor and Sarah Eaton . He married Asenath Boylston Cobb on November 25, 1845, with whom he had six children...
(1822–1910), American Massachusetts state senator - George Watson Taylor (1771–1841), FRS, British Collector
- George W. TaylorGeorge W. TaylorGeorge Washington Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born on "Roselawn" plantation near Montgomery, Alabama, Taylor attended private schools....
(1849–1932), American Congressman from Alabama - George W. Taylor (general)George W. Taylor (general)George William Taylor was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade in the Army of the Potomac before being mortally wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Northern Virginia.-Early life and career:Taylor was born at "Solitude," the family's mansion near...
, American Civil War general - George W. Taylor (professor)George W. Taylor (professor)George W. Taylor was a notable professor of industrial relations at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and is credited with founding the academic field of study known as industrial relations. He served in several capacities in the federal government, most notably as a mediator...
(1901–1972), American academic and labor mediator - George William TaylorGeorge William TaylorGeorge William Taylor is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of William Davis...
(born 1937), Canadian Solicitor General - Taylor (Planet of the Apes), Colonel George Taylor, fictional hero of the film Planet of the Apes
- George Caldwell TaylorGeorge Caldwell TaylorGeorge Caldwell Taylor was a United States federal judge.-Career:Born in Greenville, Tennessee, Taylor received an A.B. from Tusculum College in 1906 and an LL.B. from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1908. He was in private practice in Rockwood, Tennessee from 1908 to 1911...
(1885–1952), U.S. federal judge
See also
- Taylor (disambiguation)
- List of people with surname Taylor