Chalmers (surname)
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Chalmers is a Scottish
surname, and may refer to:
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
surname, and may refer to:
- Alan ChalmersAlan ChalmersAlan Francis Chalmers has been a visiting scholar at the Flinders University Philosophy Department since 1999. For the 2007 fall semester he will be a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He was born in Bristol, England in 1939, and attained a BSc in physics at the University of...
(b. 1939), British scholar - Alexander ChalmersAlexander ChalmersAlexander Chalmers was a Scottish writer.He was born in Aberdeen.Trained as a doctor, he gave up medicine for journalism, and was for some time editor of the Morning Herald...
(1759 - 1834), Scottish writer - Andrew ChalmersAndrew ChalmersAndrew N. Chalmers is a Canadian teen actor.Chalmers was born in Toronto, Canada. From 2003 to 2006, he played at least 15 roles in both television and feature films. His acting has progressed clearly from minor roles to playing the lead as the voice of Harry in the television series Harry and His...
(b. 1992), Canadian actor - Angela ChalmersAngela ChalmersAngela Chalmers is a retired Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 m and 3000 m....
(b. 1963), retired Canadian middle-distance athlete - Brett ChalmersBrett ChalmersBrett Chalmers is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*Adelaide: 1994-97, 50 games, 8 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1998-99, 25 games, 12 goals.-External links:...
(b. 1973), former Australian rules footballer - Christopher ChalmersChristopher ChalmersChristopher Chalmers is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada.Chalmers competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 16th position in the 1500 metres Freestyle. He now lives in the states with his wife and three kids.-References:...
(b. 1967), former Canadian freestyle swimmer - Craig ChalmersCraig ChalmersCraig Minto Chalmers is a former Scottish rugby union footballer for Melrose.-International career:The fly-half represented Scotland and the British Lions at international level...
(b. 1968), former Scottish rugby union player - David ChalmersDavid ChalmersDavid John Chalmers is an Australian philosopher specializing in the area of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, whose recent work concerns verbal disputes. He is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University...
(b 1966), Australian philosopher - Floyd ChalmersFloyd ChalmersFloyd Sherman Chalmers, was a Canadian editor, publisher and philanthropist.Born in Chicago, Illinois, to Canadian parents he was raised in Orillia, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario....
(1898 - 1993), Canadian editor, publisher and philanthropist - George ChalmersGeorge ChalmersGeorge Chalmers was a Scottish antiquarian and political writer.-Biography:Chalmers was born at Fochabers, Moray, in 1742. His father, James Chalmers, was a grandson of George Chalmers of Pittensear, a small estate in the parish of Lhanbryde, now St Andrews-Lhanbryde, in Moray, owned by the family...
(1742 - 1825), Scottish antiquarian - George Paul ChalmersGeorge Paul ChalmersGeorge Paul Chalmers was a Scottish painter.He was born at Montrose, and studied at Trustees Academy in Edinburgh under Robert Scott Lauder . He turned to landscapes later in his career, instead of the portraits which formed his earlier work...
(1833 - 1878), Scottish painter - George Chalmers (baseball)George Chalmers (baseball)George W. Chalmers was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1910-1916. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
(1888 - 1960), American baseball player - Greg ChalmersGreg ChalmersGreg J. Chalmers is an Australian professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and currently the PGA Tour.Chalmers was born in Sydney...
(born 1973), Australian professional golfer - Iain ChalmersIain ChalmersSir Iain Chalmers is a British health services researcher, one of the founders of the Cochrane Collaboration, and coordinator of the James Lind Initiative, which includes the James Lind Library and James Lind Alliance....
, British health services researcher - Jackie ChalmersJackie ChalmersJohn "Jackie" Chalmers was a Scottish footballer.Chalmers was born in Beith and played at centre forward.-Career:He started his career with Rutherglen Glencairn before turning professional with Rangers. He moved to Stoke City in January 1906 and was the club's top scorer in the 1906-07 season,...
(1885 - ??), Scottish footballer - James Chalmers (Actor)James Chalmers (actor)James Chalmers is a British actor. He was educated at Eagle House School and Bradfield College. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , London, with fellow students Daisy Haggard and Benedict Cumberbatch, graduating in 2000.He is most known for his role in Tamar's Revenge at...
(b. 1974), British actor - James Chalmers (inventor) (1782 - 1853), Scottish inventor of the adhesive postage stamp
- James Chalmers (missionary)James Chalmers (missionary)James Chalmers was a Scottish-born missionary, active in New Guinea.-Early life:James Chalmers was born in a small town called Ardrishaig, Argyleshire, Scotland, the only son of an Aberdonian stonemason. The family moved to Inverary when James was seven. There he went to the local school, and then...
(1841 - 1901), Scottish missionary - James Ronald ChalmersJames Ronald ChalmersJames Ronald Chalmers was an American politician and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(1831 - 1898), American politician - Lt. Col. James Chalmers, Scottish-born loyalist officer during the American Revolution
- Joan ChalmersJoan ChalmersMargaret Joan Chalmers, is a Canadian philanthropist and supporter of the arts.In 1972, she and her parents, Floyd and Jean Chalmers, founded the annual Chalmers Awards, which donates $25,000 CAD to artists in dance, theatre, crafts, film, the visual arts and music.She was involved with the...
(b. 1928), Canadian philanthropist - John ChalmersJohn ChalmersJohn George Chalmers was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College , the University of Iowa , Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College, , and the University of Dubuque , compiling a career college...
(c. 1880 - c. 1962), American football coach - Joseph W. ChalmersJoseph W. ChalmersJoseph Williams Chalmers was a United States Senator from Mississippi. Born in Halifax County, Virginia, he studied law in the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, and in Richmond. He was admitted to the bar and practiced, and moved to Jackson, Tennessee in 1835 and to Holly Springs,...
(1806 - 1853), U.S. Senator from Mississippi - Judith ChalmersJudith ChalmersJudith Chalmers OBE is an English television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? in the 1970s and 1980s, where she often appeared in a bikini.-Early life and career:...
(b. 1936), English television presenter - Lewis ChalmersLewis ChalmersLewis John Chalmers is an English professional footballer currently playing for League Two outfit Macclesfield Town.-Altrincham:...
(b. 1986), an Association football player for Aldershot Town - Lionel ChalmersLionel ChalmersLionel Chalmers, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'0" in height and he weighs 180 pounds . He plays at the point guard position.-Amateur career:...
(b. 1980), American basketball player - Mario ChalmersMario ChalmersAlmario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA. He was selected 34th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves...
(b. 1986), American basketball player - Patrick R. ChalmersPatrick R. ChalmersPatrick Reginald Chalmers was an Irish writer, who worked as a banker. His first book was Green Days and Blue Days , followed by A Peck of Malt ....
(1872 - 1942), Irish writer - Stevie ChalmersStevie ChalmersStevie Chalmers is a former Scottish association football player who played as a centre forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan....
(b. 1936), retired scottish footballer - Thomas ChalmersThomas ChalmersThomas Chalmers , Scottish mathematician, political economist, divine and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland, was born at Anstruther in Fife.-Overview:...
(1780 - 1847), scholar, theologian, leader of the Free Church of Scotland - Thomas Chalmers (rugby player)Thomas Chalmers (rugby player)Thomas Chalmers was a Scottish international rugby and cricket player.-Biography:Thomas Chalmers was born in Glasgow, the son of a merchant draper. He married Marion Dun Carrick, sister of the famed James Stewart Carrick, in 1883 and they had one son, Archibald Patrick Chalmers, born in 1888...
(1850 - 1926), Scottish rugby player - Thomas C. ChalmersThomas C. ChalmersThomas Clark Chalmers, MD, FACP was famous for his role in the development of the randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis in medical research....
(1917 - 1995), American medical researcher - Thomas Hardie ChalmersThomas Hardie ChalmersThomas Hardie Chalmers was an American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker.-Biography:Thomas Chalmers was born on October 20, 1884 in New York City, the son of Thomas Hardie and Sophia Amanda Chalmers...
(1884 - 1966), American actor and opera singer - Walter ChalmersWalter ChalmersWalter Chalmers followed his father into the North British Railway, starting as an apprentice at Cowlairs railway works. In 1904 he became Chief Draughtsman and, from 1920–1922, he was Chief Mechanical Engineer.-Locomotives:...
, British locomotive engineer - William ChalmersWilliam ChalmersWilliam Chalmers was a Swedish merchant and freemason. He was born in Gothenburg in 1748 as the son of the Scottish merchant, William Chalmers, Sr., and his Swedish wife, Inga Orre. William Chalmers Jr. was the oldest amongst his brothers James, George Andreas and Charles Chalmers...
(1748 - 1811), Swedish 18th century businessman and the founder of Chalmers University of Technology