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unusual facts about Adamson


Adamson's Grunter

Adamson's grunter (Hephaestus adamsoni) is a species of fish in the Terapontidae family endemic to Lake Kutubu in the Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea.


Adamson Estate

Agar Adamson, born on Christmas Day 1865, was the grandson of William Agar Adamson an influential Toronto clergyman.

Charles Taze Russell

In 1893 a paper was written and circulated to Bible Students in Pittsburgh by associates Otto van Zech, Elmer Bryan, J.B. Adamson, S.G. Rogers, Paul Koetitz, and others.

Charlie Adamson

In the First Test, Adamson was placed at centre, alongside Gwyn Nicholls; but after the British team lost the game, team captain Matthew Mullineux dropped himself from the team to bring Adamson into his position at half-back.

Christian the lion

Adamson, a Kenyan conservationist, who together with his wife Joy raised and released Elsa the Lioness, agreed to reintegrate Christian into the wild at their compound in the Kora National Reserve.

Donald Holmquest

He attended Roger Q. Mills Elementary School and is a 1957 graduate of W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas; he received a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University in 1962 and doctorates in Medicine and Physiology from Baylor University in 1967 and 1968, respectively.

Edward Adamson

After his retirement, Adamson opened a gallery on Miriam Rothschild (1908–2005)'s Ashton Wold estate in 1983, where the Adamson Collection was held until 1997.

He probably only saw a few patients – though his brass plate is in the Edward Adamson Archive at the Wellcome Library: 'E.J.Adamson. M.B.A.Ch. Chiropodist' (a gift from his parents, but never hung).

Frances Adamson

Adamson was born in Adelaide, Australia, and educated at Walford Anglican School for Girls and The University of Adelaide, where she received a Bachelor of Economics.

George Adamson

Living Free (1972) is the sequel to Born Free; it stars Nigel Davenport as George Adamson and Susan Hampshire as Joy Adamson.

Horatio George Adamson

While working at the Downs Ringworm School of the Metropolitan Asylums Board in Sutton, Adamson developed an interest in mycology and modified Robert Kienböck's technique for X-ray epilation for scalp ringworm.

Jack H. Adamson

In 1974, Adamson and Folland published a biography of Sir Henry Vane the Younger, early governor of Massachusetts and central figure in the English Revolution.

James Bradshaw Adamson

A graduate of West Point Military Academy, Adamson was commissioned into the Infantry and saw active service in Korea and Vietnam.

James C. Adamson

In 1999 Adamson was recruited by AlliedSignal Corporation to be the President of Allied Signal Technical Services Corporation.

Jessica Adamson

Adamson is senior reporter and occasional presenter with Seven News in Adelaide.

Julia Adamson

Julia Adamson (also known as Julia Nagle from 1988-2006) (born September 30, 1960, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada) is a composer/musician and current label manager of Invisiblegirl Records.

Kilmarnock Cross

In Rambles Around Kilmarnock (1875) Archibald R Adamson wrote "Kilmarnock Cross is most spacious, although of a most peculiar form, having no less than seven streets branching off it. In the centre stands a marble statue of Sir James Shaw, who rose from a humble position to that of Lord Mayor of London".

Lawrence William Adamson

Lawrence William Adamson, the second, but only surviving son of Lawrence Adamson, HM's Seneschal of the Isle of Man and barrister-at-law, was born on 16 July 1829.

Living Free

This film is a sequel to the movie Born Free, which was based on the book of the same name by Joy Adamson.

Noko

The final Luxuria gig at The Town & Country Club (now the London Forum) in London featured cameo appearances by Barry Adamson (bass) on a rendition of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out Of Me" for an encore, and Morrissey, who read a passage of Marcel Proust's "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu" over the intro of "Mademoiselle" before throwing the tattered book into the crowd as the band kicked into the song.

Ringworm affair

An estimated 200,000 children worldwide received X-ray treatment for tinea capitis in accordance with the standard Adamson-Kienbock procedure between 1910 and 1959, until griseofulvin, the first effective antifungal agent for ringworm, was introduced.

Shirl Jennings

Shirley "Shirl" Jennings (1940 – October 26, 2003) was one of only a few people in the world to regain his sight after lifelong blindness and was the inspiration for the character of Virgil Adamson in the movie At First Sight (1999) starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino.

Shirl and Barbara Jennings became the inspiration for the characters of Virgil Adamson and Amy Benic in the movie At First Sight (1999) starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino.

Sidney Rigdon

He moved in May to Trumbull County, Ohio, where he jointly preached with Adamson Bentley from July 1819.

Thomas T Adamson-Coumbousis

Though he started in print at Associated Press in Paris in 2003, Adamson's foray into TV began on French design programme Paris Modes, where he covered the catwalks at London Fashion Week.

To Walk with Lions

After to his marriage to Joy Adamson, both of fame in the film Born Free based on Joy's book of the same name, Adamson spent the latter part of his life protecting the lions and other wildlife in the Kora National Reserve, Kenya.

Toby Adamson


During a brief sabbatical from the professional ranks, Adamson returned to the University of Liverpool to complete his degree in law.

William C. Adamson

Adamson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until December 18, 1917, when he resigned.


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