Norris McWhirter — Norris Dewar McWhirter Born 12 August 1925(1925 08 12) Winchmore Hill, London, England Died 19 April 2004(2004 04 19) (aged 78) Kington Langley, Wiltshire, England Education … Wikipedia
McWhirter — and Macwhirter, MacWhirter are Anglicisations of the Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir, meaning son of the harpist or fiddler . The name is derived from the Gaelic cruitear, meaning harpist , fiddler . The Scottish name is generally found in… … Wikipedia
Norris — or Noris may refer to: Contents 1 Places 1.1 In the United Kingdom 1.2 In the United States … Wikipedia
McWhirter — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Norris McWhirter (1925–2004), britischer Verleger und Mitbegründer des Guinness Buch der Rekorde Ross McWhirter (1925–1975), britischer Journalist und Mitbegründer des Guinness Buch der Rekorde Diese Seite … Deutsch Wikipedia
McWhirter, Norris Dewar — ▪ 2005 British publisher (b. Aug. 12, 1925, London, Eng. d. April 19, 2004, Kington Langley, Wiltshire, Eng.), cofounded, along with his twin brother, Ross, The Guinness Book of Records (later Guinness World Records). The statistical tome,… … Universalium
McWhirter — Recorded in several forms including MacWhirter, McWhirter, MacChruiter, McChruiter, McQuarter, McQuirter, and even Mewhirter, this is a surname of medieval Gaelic origins. It is generally considered to be Scottish, but we have some reservations,… … Surnames reference
McWhirter — /məkˈwɜtə/ (say muhk wertuh) noun 1. Norris Dewar, 1925–2004, British author and publisher; editor and compiler, with his brother, of The Guinness Book of Records. 2. his brother, (Alan) Ross, 1925–75, British author and publisher …
Ross McWhirter — Alan Ross McWhirter (12 August, 1925 – 27 November, 1975), known as Ross McWhirter, was, with his identical twin brother, Norris McWhirter, founder of the Guinness Book of Records. He was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.Early… … Wikipedia
Ross McWhirter — Alan Ross McWhirter (* 12. August 1925; † 27. November 1975 in London) gründete 1954 mit seinem Zwillingsbruder Norris McWhirter das inzwischen weltweit verbreitete Guinness Buch der Rekorde. Am 27. November 1975 wurde er Opfer eines IRA… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Guinness World Records — Infobox Book name = Guinness World Records author = None translator = None image caption = The Guinness World Records current edition illustrator = Ian Bull, Trudi Webb cover artist = Yeung Poon country = flag|Ireland language = English, Arabic,… … Wikipedia
