Monro
Encyclopedia
In education
- Alexander Monro (primus)Alexander Monro (primus)Alexander Monro was the founder of Edinburgh Medical School. To distinguish him as the first of three generations of physicians of the same name, he is known as primus....
, the founder of Edinburgh Medical School - David Binning MonroDavid Binning MonroDavid Binning Monro was a Scottish Homeric scholar.-Life:David Monro was born in Edinburgh, the grandson of Alexander Monro tertius, professor of anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, whose own father, Alexander Monro secondus , and grandfather, Alexander Monro primus , had both filled the same...
, Scottish Homeric scholar
In politics
- Cecil MonroCecil MonroMr Cecil Owen James Monro was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1932 and 1941 and 1950-53. He was a member of the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party of Australia....
, Australian politician - Charles Carmichael MonroCharles Carmichael MonroGeneral Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, was a British Army General during World War I and Governor of Gibraltar from 1923 to 1929.-Military career:...
(1860–1929), Governor of Gibraltar - David MonroDavid MonroSir David Monro was a New Zealand politician. He served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1861 to 1870.-Early life:...
, New Zealand politician - Hector Monro, Baron Monro of LangholmHector Monro, Baron Monro of LangholmHector Seymour Peter Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, AE, PC , was a Conservative & Unionist Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Dumfries for 33 years, from 1964 to 1997, and then a life peer in the House of Lords....
, Conservative & Unionist Party politician
In music
- Matt MonroMatt MonroMatt Monro was an English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s...
, English ballad singer of the 1960s and one of great international postwar entertainers - Ryan MonroRyan MonroRyan Monro is an Australian bassist, known for playing with Australian ska/jazz band The Cat Empire. He has been bassist for The Cat Empire since its inception and also plays in jazz trio "The Genie", which includes fellow Cat Empire members, Ollie McGill on keyboards and Will Hull Brown on...
, band member in The Cat Empire - Alison Monro, alternate name for Alison Sudol, before forming A Fine FrenzyA Fine FrenzyAlison Sudol , known professionally as A Fine Frenzy , is a US alternative singer and songwriter and pianist. Her debut album, One Cell in the Sea, was released on July 17, 2007, and peaked at number 91 on the Billboard 200 chart...
In other fields
- Ander MonroAnder MonroAlexander Monro is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Edinburgh Gunners, Waterloo R.F.C. and Colorno Rugby Club in Italy. He currently plays club rugby for Castaway Wanderers and plays with the Ontario Blues in the Canadian Rugby Championship...
, Canadian rugby player - Donald Monro (disambiguation)
- George Monro (disambiguation)
- Harold MonroHarold MonroHarold Edward Monro was a British poet, the proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop in London which helped many famous poets bring their work before the public....
, British poet - Heather MonroHeather MonroHeather Monro was the second British female orienteer to win a world championship medal. She came 5th at the World Orienteering Championships in 2001. At the 2003 World Orienteering Championships she was the highest placed British Female coming Fourteenth place over the 11.8 km race...
, the second British female orienteer to win a world championship medal - James MonroJames MonroJames Monro CB was a lawyer who became the first Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police and also served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 1888 to 1890.-Early career:...
, the first Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police - Joanna MonroJoanna MonroJoanna Monro is a British actress and former TV presenter who, in the 1980s, appeared on the BBC show That's Life! with Esther Rantzen....
, British actress - Stuart MonroStuart MonroStuart Kinnaird Monro OBE, BSc, PhD, DUniv, CGeol, FGS, FHEA, FRSSA, FRSE is a prominent Scottish geologist and science communicator....
, prominent Scottish geologist and science communicator - Monro family, a family of noted physicians of London, predominantly associated with Bedlam and various medical societies
See also
- Monroe (disambiguation)
- Munro (disambiguation)Munro (disambiguation)A Munro is any Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet .Munro may also refer to:* Munro , people with the surname Munro* Munro , an Academy Award winning animated short film, released in 1961...
- Foramina of Monro, the channel that connects the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle of the brain
- Monro Muffler Brake, an automotive service center with over 700 stores