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George Philander in October 2020. "Two Scientists Win 2017 Vetlesen Prize", 2017. Samuel George Harker Philander (born August 25, 1942, Caledon, South Africa) [1] is a climate scientist, known for his work on atmospheric circulation and oceanic currents, particularly El Niño. He is the Knox Taylor Professor emeritus of Geosciences at Princeton ...
In 1823 Spencer was made deacon by the Bishop of Lincoln and ordained a priest by the Bishop of Salisbury in 1824. He became Perpetual curate of Buxton until 1829, when he became Rector of Leaden Roding until [4] his appointment as the Bishop of Madras in 1837. The post came through the influence of John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton, his ...
A lithograph of Spencer, with his coat of arms. Aubrey George Spencer (8 February 1795 – 24 February 1872) [1] was the first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Newfoundland and Bermuda (1839–1843). He was also bishop of Jamaica. His brother George Spencer became Bishop of Madras. He is from the Spencer family .
George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (born 28 July 1992), styled as Earl of Sunderland until 2014, is a British aristocrat and polo player. He is a model and brand ambassador for La Martina, an Argentine polo clothing and accessories company. [1] [2] As the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough, he uses the ...
Union Army. Rank. Colonel. Bvt. Brigadier General. Commands. 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment. Battles/wars. American Civil War. George Eliphaz Spencer (November 1, 1836 – February 19, 1893) was an American politician and a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama who also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War .
Spencer George (born October 28, 1973) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Tennessee Oilers/Titans. He played college football for the Rice Owls .
Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fittest", which he coined in Principles of Biology (1864) after reading Charles Darwin's 1859 book On the Origin of Species.
John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough. Lady Frances Anne Vane. George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough, DL (13 May 1844 – 9 November 1892), styled Earl of Sunderland until 1857 and Marquess of Blandford between 1857 and 1883, was a British peer.