John Mackintosh Howie, CBE, FRSE (23 May 1936 – 26 December 2011), Scottish mathematician, was a prominent semigroup theorist.[1]
Howie was educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, the University of Aberdeen and Balliol College, Oxford.
He won the Keith Prize of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1979-81.
Public appointments [link]
- Mathematics Panel, Scottish Examination Board 1967-73; Convener from 1970
- Chairman, Scottish Central Committee for Mathematics 1975-81
- President, Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1973-74
- London Mathematical Society :
- Council 1982-88, 1989–92
- Vice-president 1986-88, 1990–92
- Chairman of Education Committee 1985-89
- Chairman of Public Affairs Committee 1990-92
- Member of Dunning Committee 1975-77
- Chairman of Governors, Dundee College of Education 1983-87
- Governor, Northern College of Education 1987-2001
- Chairman, Scottish Mathematical Council 1987 -93
- Chairman, Committee to review fifth and sixth years (Howie Committee) 1990-92
- Council, Royal Society of Edinburgh 1992-1995
- Chairman, Steering Committee, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences 1991-97.
References [link]
- ^ Published on Monday 23 January 2012 00:00. "Obituary: Professor John Howie, academic who helped reform Scottish education - Obituaries". Scotsman.com. https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary_professor_john_howie_academic_who_helped_reform_scottish_education_1_2072053. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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John MacKintosh
John MacKintosh (December 1790 – December 14, 1881) was a farmer and politician in Prince Edward Island. His surname also appears as Macintosh.
He was born in Naufrage, Prince Edward Island, descended from Scottish immigrants. In 1808, he married Margaret MacDonald. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election held in October 1835. MacKintosh supported an end to the existing land ownership system on the island and the redistribution of land to tenant farmers. Because he spoke Scottish Gaelic, he was able to help advise the uneducated tenant farmers. He was accused of disloyalty when he helped prepare a petition to King William IV proposing reform of land ownership on the island. MacKintosh served in the assembly until he was defeated in 1850. He supported responsible government for Prince Edward Island during his time in the assembly. MacKintosh was reelected in 1854 and finally retired from politics in 1858. He died at Naufrage at the age of 90.
John Mackintosh
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John Mackintosh (philanthropist)
John Mackintosh GMH (15 July 1865 – 28 February 1940) was a Gibraltarian philanthropist and benefactor. He made his money selling coal to the British navy. Mackintosh left his money to charitable institutions such as the Jewish Homes and Mount Alvernia charities which provide residential care for the elderly of Gibraltar.
Early life
John Mackintosh was born in Gibraltar on 15 July 1865 at 22 Prince Edward's Road, where he spent most of his life. His father, John Mackintosh, a native of Scotland, had settled in Gibraltar to do business as a general merchant. Mackintosh's father died whilst his son was still a boy. His mother, Adelaide Peacock, came from an old Gibraltarian merchant family who were also of Scottish descent. Mackintosh went on to marry Victoria Canepa on 30 June 1909, whose mother was one of the seven Saccone sisters, an affluent family of the times. The couple had an only daughter, Adelaide.
Career
When still young John Mackintosh went to work in the City of London, showing great ability as a businessman and returning to Gibraltar to join his uncle John Peacock in the cotton goods and shipping trade as Peacock & Company. He later entered into partnership with C.W. Mathiesen, Consul for Denmark and shipping agent. This partnership was later followed by that of Crusoe & Mackintosh. The firm prospered as it developed its extensive coal business. Eventually John Mackintosh bought out Crusoe and traded as Mackintosh & Company, a company which he formed into a limited company in 1923, later to be taken over in 1934 by Pyrmont Limited.
