James Chalmers — (February 2 1782 Arbroath, Angus May 26 1853) was a Scottish inventor who introduced the adhesive postage stamp and uniform postage rate.He trained as a weaver, before he moved to Dundee in 1809 on the recommendation of his brother. He… … Wikipedia
James Chalmers — (1782 1853) était un libraire et imprimeur écossais. C est un natif d Arbroath. Il est considéré comme faisant partie des précurseurs de l invention du timbre postal. Il affirma avoir imprimé en 1836 des vignettes gommées sans images. Il eut un… … Wikipédia en Français
James Chalmers (Missionar) — James Chalmers auf dem Titelblatt einer Publikation von 1903. James Chalmers (* 4. August 1841 in Ardrishaig, Argyleshire, Schottland; † 8. April 1901) war ein schottischer christlicher Missionar der London Missionary Society in Rarotonga un … Deutsch Wikipedia
James Chalmers (missionary) — James Chalmers (4 August 1841 – 8 April 1901) was a Scottish born missionary, active in New Guinea.Early lifeJames Chalmers was born in the fishing village of Ardrishaig, Argyleshire, Scotland, the only son of an Aberdonian stonemason. The family … Wikipedia
James Chalmers (Verleger) — James Chalmers James Chalmers (* 2. Februar 1782 in Arbroath; † 26. August 1853 in Dundee) war Druckereibesitzer und Zeitungsverleger im schottischen Dundee. Ihm wird, wie auch Rowland Hill und Lovrenc Košir, die Erfindung der Br … Deutsch Wikipedia
James Chalmers (disambiguation) — James Chalmers may refer to:*James Chalmers (Actor) (1974 ), British Actor *James Chalmers (loyalist) (1727–1806), Scottish born Loyalist officer from Maryland in the American Revolutionary War *James Chalmers (1782–1853), Scottish inventor of… … Wikipedia
James Chalmers (loyalist) — James Chalmers (1727–1806) was a Loyalist officer and pamphleteer in the American Revolution. Born in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, Chalmers was an ambitious military strategist during the War of Independence, but was apparently kept at arm s… … Wikipedia
James Chalmers McRuer — (1890 ndash; October 6 1985) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, commissioner and author in Ontario.Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his law education from the Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1913. During… … Wikipedia
James Chalmers (actor) — Infobox actor bgcolour = name = James Chalmers imagesize = 330px caption = birthname = birthdate = September , 1974 location = flagicon|England York, England, UK deathdate = deathplace = othername = yearsactive = height = 5 11 (1.80 m) spouse =… … Wikipedia
Chalmers (surname) — Chalmers is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: Alan Chalmers (b. 1939), British scholar Alexander Chalmers (1759 1834), Scottish writer Andrew Chalmers (b. 1992), Canadian actor Angela Chalmers (b. 1963), retired Canadian middle distance… … Wikipedia