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
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
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
Ross (Vorname) — Ross ist ein im englischen Sprachraum gebräuchlicher männlicher Vorname.[1] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Namensträger 3 Einzelnachweise … 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 — /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 …
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
Norris McWhirter — (* 12. August 1925 in Winchmore Hill, Middlesex; † 19. April 2004 in Wiltshire) war ein britischer Verleger und Mitbegründer des berühmten Nachschlagewerks Guinness Buch der Rekorde. Er gründete 1954 mit seinem Zwillingsbruder Ross McWhirter das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
John Gouriet — Major John Prendergast Gouriet (born 1 June 1935) is a British Army officer, company director and political activist. He is most well known for being a founder of the National Association for Freedom (now The Freedom Association), and for… … Wikipedia
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