Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom (as of 2011), as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2019, it had an estimated population of 633,120. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland; the local authority is Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is situated
Freethought sometimes spelled free thought is an epistemological viewpoint which holds that beliefs should not be formed on the basis of authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma, and that beliefs should instead be reached by other methods such as logic, reason, and empirical observation. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a freethinker is “a person who forms their own ideas and opinions rather than accepting those of other people, especially in religious teaching.”
Sir Frederic George Kenyon 15 January 1863 – 23 August 1952 was a British palaeographer and biblical and classical scholar. He held a series of posts at the British Museum from 1889 to 1931. He was also the president of the British Academy from 1917 to 1921. From 1918 to 1952 he was Gentleman Usher
Sir Frank Chalton Francis 5 October 1901 – 15 September 1988 was an English academic librarian and curator. Almost all his working life was at the British Museum, first as an assistant keeper in the department of printed books, and later as secretary of the museum, keeper of printed books and, between 1959 and 1968,
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, 3 June 1853 – 28 July 1942, commonly known as Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and preservation of artefacts. He held the first chair of Egyptology in the United Kingdom, and excavated many of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt in conjunction with his wife, Hilda
Fitzroy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan FRAI 10 June 1885 – 14 September 1964 was a British soldier, author, and amateur anthropologist. His books include The Hero, A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama and Monmouthshire Houses, with Cyril Fox. Contents 1Life 2Literary works 3Bibliography 4References Life FitzRoy Richard Somerset, heir to the peerage title Baron Raglan, was born
The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings was a position within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and subsequent to 1922, within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It took over some of the functions of the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests in 1851 when the portfolio of
Finistère is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Contents 1History 2Geography 3Economy 4Politics 4.1Current National Assembly Representatives 5Culture 6Tourism 7See also 8References 9External links History Historical regions of Brittany Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a.
In academia, a Festschrift (German pronunciation: ; plural, Festschriften ) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume, containing contributions from the honoree’s colleagues, former pupils, and friends. Festschriften are often titled something like Essays in Honour of… or Essays Presented to… . Contents 1Terminology 2History 3Description 4Critique 5See also
Fellowship of the Royal Society is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a “substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science”. Isaac Newton was one of the earliest fellows of the Royal Society, elected in 1672. Fellowship of the Society, the oldest known scientific