WOLFSON, SIR ISAAC — (1897–1991), British financier and philanthropist. Wolfson was born and grew up in a poor district of Glasgow, the son of a picture frame maker who had migrated from Bialystok. After leaving school at the age of 14, Wolfson worked for his father… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Isaac Wolfson — Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS (September 17, 1897 ndash; June 20, 1991) was a businessman and philanthropist. He was chairman of The Great Universal Stores Limited 1947 1987 and established the Wolfson Foundation.Isaac Wolfson was the son of … Wikipedia
Wolfson College, Oxford — Oxford College Infobox name = Wolfson College university = Oxford picture = colours = named for = Sir Isaac Wolfson, Bt., FRS established = 1965 motto = Humani nil alienum ( Homo sum, humani nil alienum a me puto ) (A quote from the Roman… … Wikipedia
Wolfson Baronets — The Wolfson Baronetcy, of St. Marylebone in the City of Westminster, was one of the last Baronetcies created in the Baronetcy of the United Kingdom, established in 1962. It was created for Isaac Wolfson, the businessman and philanthropist who… … Wikipedia
Wolfson Foundation — The Wolfson Foundation is a charitable foundation based in London, set up in 1955. Grants are made to registered charities in the UK (or organisations with charitable status.) Overview The Foundation supports projects across the fields of science … Wikipedia
Leonard Wolfson, Baron Wolfson — Leonard Gordon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson (born 11 November 1927) is a British businessman, the former Chairman of GUS, and son of GUS magnate Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet. He is a trustee of the Wolfson Foundation. He was raised to the peerage as… … Wikipedia
James Goldsmith — Sir James Michael Goldsmith (February 26, 1933, Paris, France July 18, 1997, Benahavis, Spain) was a British billionaire [Billionaire: The Life and Times of Sir James Goldsmith by Ivan Fallon] businessman and founder of the short lived… … Wikipedia
University of Cambridge — Latin: Academia Cantabrigiensis Motto Hinc lucem et pocula sacra (Latin) Motto in English … Wikipedia
Trinity College, Cambridge — Not to be confused with Trinity Hall, Cambridge. For other institutions named Trinity College, see Trinity College (disambiguation). Colleges of the University of Cambridge Trinity College … Wikipedia
List of Fellows of the Royal Society — This is a list of people who are or were Fellows or Foreign Members of the Royal Society of London. To skip to the list of foreign members, click here. FellowsA*Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester *John Farr Abbott *Louis Paul Abeille… … Wikipedia
