20-917: John Robinson may refer to: Academics [ edit ] John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of Born in Blood John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist John Alan Robinson (1930–2016), British and American philosopher, mathematician, and early computer scientist John D. Robinson (psychologist) (1946–2021), psychologist and professor of psychiatry and surgery at Howard University John Martin Robinson (born 1948), English Officer of Arms and historian John C. Robinson (biologist) (born 1959), American ornithologist and environmental activist John R. Robinson , American accountant, professor at
40-616: Is given to the species Romneya coulteri. Source 'Trees and Shrubs in the British Isles' 4th ed vol.IV. 1980 John Robinson (businessman) John Robinson (1762 – October 8, 1828) was a merchant and political figure in the pre- Confederation Province of New Brunswick , Canada. He represented the City of Saint John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1802 to 1809 and from 1810 to 1816. He
60-485: The Charing Cross Trunk Murder See also [ edit ] Jack Robinson (disambiguation) Jackie Robinson (disambiguation) John Robison (disambiguation) Johnny Robinson (disambiguation) Jon Robinson (disambiguation) Jonathan Robinson (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
80-692: The Virginia House of Delegates John Mitchell Robinson (1827–1896), chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals John Buchanan Robinson (1846–1933), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania John Seaton Robinson (1856–1903), Nebraska representative John Robinson (judge) (1880–1951), Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court John H. Robinson (politician) (born 1955), Wisconsin representative John Robinson (Maine politician) (born 1972), served in
100-949: The 19th century; see Juan Manuel Canaveris John Perry Robinson (1810/11–1865), Superintendent of Nelson Province John Robinson (engineer) (1823–1902), British locomotive engineer John Richard Robinson (1828–1903), English journalist John Robinson (Natal politician) (1839–1903), prime minister of Colony of Natal John Beverley Robinson (anarchist) (1853–1923), American anarchist author John Moore Robinson (1855–1934), Canadian explorer John G. Robinson (1856–1943), railway engineer John Robinson (brewer) (1895–1978), British brewing executive and local politician John Edward Robinson (born 1943), American serial killer John D. Robinson (disability advocate) (born 1968), American author, entrepreneur, and activist John Robinson (architect, born 1829) , designer of St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain , London John Robinson (estate agent) (died 1927), perpetrator of
120-732: The Armagh catalogue of 5345 stars, deduced from observations made at the Armagh Observatory, from the years 1820 up to 1854; for his papers on the construction of astronomical instruments in the memoirs of the Astronomical Society, and his paper on electromagnets in the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy" . Robinson is also of note as the inventor of a device for measuring the speed of the wind,
140-1649: The John Robinson Circus Military [ edit ] John Robinson (militiaman) (1735–1805), American Revolutionary War militia officer John C. Robinson (1817–1897), Union general in the American Civil War John Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1840–?), U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John H. Robinson (Medal of Honor) (1846–1883), Irish Civil War soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient John Robinson (aviator) (1905–1954), American aviator and activist Politics and law [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] John Robinson (businessman) (1782–1828), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto (1791–1863), lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada, kinsman of John Robinson (1650–1723) his son John Beverley Robinson (1821–1896), Canadian, mayor of Toronto 1856 and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1880–1887 John James Robinson (1811–1874), naval officer and political figure in England and New Brunswick John A. Robinson (1867–1929), Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland John Lyle Robinson (1890–1953), member of
160-739: The Legislative Assembly of Alberta United Kingdom [ edit ] Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London (1615–1680), Lord Mayor of London, MP for the City of London, Middlesex and Rye John Robinson (Liskeard MP) (1620–?), English politician in House of Commons in 1660 John Robinson (Harwich MP) (1727–1802), British Member of Parliament for Harwich, 1774–1803 John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British Conservative politician, Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972 United States [ edit ] John Robinson (New York politician) (1654–1734), Member of
180-1982: The Maine House of Representatives John Robinson (agriculture commissioner) , North Carolina politician John Robinson (US Marshal) (1838–1917), sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont and US Marshal for the District of Vermont John Trumbull Robinson , American attorney Religion [ edit ] John Robinson (pastor) (1576–1625), English pastor who organized the Mayflower voyage John Robinson (bishop of London) (1650–1723), English diplomat, Bishop of Bristol, Lord Privy Seal etc. John Robinson (historian) (1774–1840), English cleric John Edward Robinson (bishop) (1849–1922), Methodist Episcopal missionary bishop who served in India and Burma John Robinson (priest) (1852–1916), Dean of Belfast John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich) (John Arthur Thomas Robinson, 1919–1983), British Bishop of Woolwich John Robinson (Archdeacon of Bedford) (died 1598), English priest and academic Ken Robinson (priest) (John Kenneth Robinson, 1936–2020), Anglican priest and Dean of Gibraltar Sir John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet , Archdeacon of Armagh Sports [ edit ] John Robinson (cricketer, born 1868) (1868–1898), English cricketer John Robinson (sportsman) (1872–1959), English cricketer and rugby union footballer John Yate Robinson (1885–1916), British field hockey player John Robinson (Australian rules footballer) (1891–1966), Australian rules footballer John Robinson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1988), English cricketer John Robinson (American football) (1935–2024), American football coach John Robinson (footballer, born 1971) (born 1971), Welsh footballer Others [ edit ] John Robinson (merchant) , British merchant in
200-896: The New York General Assembly of 1691 John Robinson (burgess) (died 1749), Virginia planter and politician, father of Speaker John Robinson John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1705) (1705–1766), Speaker of the House of Burgesses in Virginia John McCracken Robinson (1794–1843), U.S. Senator from Illinois John S. Robinson (governor) (1804–1860), 22nd Governor of Vermont John L. Robinson (1813–1860), U.S. Representative from Indiana John Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1822) (1822–1908), African American state senator in Virginia John H. Robinson (Virginia politician, born 1857) (1857-1932), African American member of
220-682: The Robinson cup-anemometer (1846). He was president of the Royal Irish Academy from 1851 to 1856, and was a long-time active organiser in the British Association for the Advancement of Science . Robinson was a friend of Charles Babbage , who said he was "indebted" for having reminded him about the first time he came up with the idea of the calculating machine. He married twice: firstly Eliza Isabelle Rambaut (d. 1839) and secondly Lucy Jane Edgeworth (1806–1897),
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#1732787453107240-1386: The University of Texas at Austin Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Music [ edit ] John Robinson (organist) (1682–1762), English organist John Robinson (drummer) (born 1954), American drummer and session musician Jon-John Robinson (born 1970), American record producer and songwriter John Robinson (church musician) (born 1983), English organist and choir director Theatre [ edit ] John Robinson (English actor) (1908–1979), British actor, known for Quatermass II John Mark Robinson (born 1948), Canadian-born American designer, director, and actor John Robinson (American actor) (born 1985), American actor Visual arts [ edit ] John Robinson (painter) (1715–1745), English painter John Henry Robinson (1796–1871), English line engraver John Charles Robinson (1824–1913), English painter, art collector, and curator John N. Robinson (1921–1994), African-American artist John Robinson (sculptor) (1935–2007), British sculptor John Z. Robinson (born 1953), New Zealand artist John V. Robinson (born 1960), American photographer, writer, and folklorist Others artists [ edit ] John Robinson (circus owner) (1843–1921), American owner of
260-468: The appointment of astronomer at the Armagh observatory. From then on he always resided at the Armagh observatory, engaged in researches connected with astronomy and physics, until his death in 1882. During the 1840s and 1850s Robinson was a frequent visitor to the world's most powerful telescope of that era, the so-called Leviathan of Parsonstown telescope, which had been built by Robinson's friend and colleague William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse . Robinson
280-519: The daughter of George Duncan Ludlow . A few years later, he established himself as a merchant in Saint John. Robinson did not run for reelection in 1809 but was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1810 by-election. He served as acting deputy paymaster general during the War of 1812 . He was chosen as speaker for the assembly in 1813 following the death of Amos Botsford and served until 1816 when he
300-484: The lifelong disabled daughter of the politician Richard Lovell Edgeworth . His daughter Mary Susanna Robinson married the physicist George Gabriel Stokes . Stokes frequently visited Robinson in Armagh in Robinson's later years. On the Moon, Robinson (crater) is named in his honour. A plant genus was named Romneya in commemoration of him by his friend Dr. Thomas Coulter c.1833. The common name of California Tree Poppy
320-605: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Robinson&oldid=1259808470 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Romney Robinson John Thomas Romney Robinson FRS FRAS (23 April 1792 – 28 February 1882), usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson ,
340-483: Was elected a Scholar in 1808, graduating BA in 1810 and obtaining a fellowship in 1814, at the age of 22. He was for some years a deputy professor of natural philosophy (physics) at Trinity. Having been also ordained as an Anglican priest while at Trinity, he obtained the church livings of the Anglican Church at Enniskillen and at Carrickmacross in 1824. In 1823, now aged 30, he additionally gained
360-399: Was active with Parsons in interpreting the higher-resolution views of the night sky produced by Parsons' telescope, particularly with regard to the galaxies and nebulae and he published leading-edge research reports on the question. Back at his own observatory in Armagh, Robinson compiled a large catalogue of stars and wrote many related reports. In 1862 he was awarded a Royal Medal "for
380-677: Was an Irish astronomer . He was the longtime director of the Armagh Observatory , one of the chief astronomical observatories in the UK of its time. He is remembered as inventor of the 4-cup anemometer . Robinson was born at St Anne's in Dublin , the son of the English portrait painter Thomas Robinson (d. 1810) and his wife, Ruth Buck (d. 1826). He was educated at Belfast Academy then studied Divinity at Trinity College Dublin , where he
400-653: Was born near New York City , the son of Beverley Robinson and Susanna Philipse . Robinson was the grandson of John Robinson, former administrator for Virginia. At the start of the American Revolution , he enlisted in the Loyal American Regiment , a loyalist regiment organized by his father. Around 1786, he settled in the valley of the Saint John River . Robinson was named sheriff for Queens County . In 1787, he married Elizabeth,
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