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Alexander Ross (May 9, 1783 – October 23, 1856) was a Scots Canadian fur trader and author. [1] Early life. Ross emigrated to Upper Canada, present day , from ...
Ross left many legacies, and his books were left to his friend Henley, an executor and guardian to a nephew, William Ross. Alexander Ross, 1648 engraving by William Faithorne. Among Ross's friends and patrons were Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham, John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, and John Evelyn.
Alexander Ross may refer to: Alexander Ross (writer) (c. 1590–1654), vicar; Scottish author of Medicus Medicatus Alexander Ross (poet) (1699–1784), Scottish author of Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess
Alexander was born Alexander Ross Smith. Jr. in Brooklyn, New York, [1] the son of Maud Adelle (nee Cohen) and Alexander Ross Smith. [2] Alexander attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn until he and his family moved to upstate Rochester, New York. He attended high school there, but dropped out before graduating. [3]
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) [1] is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels , on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics .
Alexander Milton Ross (December 13, 1832 – October 27, 1897) was a Canadian botanist, naturalist, physician, abolitionist and anti-vaccination activist.He is best known as an agent for the secret Underground Railroad slave escape network, known in that organization and among slaves as "The Birdman" for his preferred cover story as an ornithologist.
Alexander Ross was born to a farming family at Torphins in Aberdeenshire. [2] He was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen [3] and worked as private tutor for the children of Sir William Forbes of Craigievar. [4] In 1732 he became a headmaster in Lochlee, Angus, where he would live until his death in 1784.
In 1772, after Pontiac's War, the British commander at Fort Pitt sold the building to two colonists, William Thompson and Alexander Ross. [9] At that time, the Pittsburgh area was claimed by the colonies of both Virginia and Pennsylvania, which struggled for power over the region.