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John Rae (born 8 June 1966) is a jazz drummer, composer, and band leader. Early life and career ... Guardian News and Media Limited; Longley, Martin (2 May 2000). ...
John Rae (1845 – 1915) was a Scottish journalist and biographer. The long-time editor of The Contemporary Review, and contributor to The British Quarterly Review, he became famous for his 1895 biography of Adam Smith, Life of Adam Smith, which replaced the Biographical Memoir of Adam Smith of 1811, by Dugald Stewart, as the standard Smith reference.
John Rae FRS FRGS (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, ; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage . Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia , northwest of the Hudson Bay , from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from 1848 to 1851.
Rae was a prolific writer on education, his works including Letters to Parents, The Public School Revolution, and a professional autobiography, Delusions of Grandeur. His 1960 novel, The Custard Boys , shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rees Memorial Prize, was adapted to make the 1962 film Reach for Glory , which won a United Nations Award ...
The Canadian Economics Association awards the John Rae prize every two years since 1994 to the Canadian economist with "the best research record for the past five years." ." The prize has been named after John Rae (1796–1872) who did most of his work in Canada and was "a genuine precursor of endogenous growth theo
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John A. Rae C.M. (born 1945) is a Canadian businessman, political organizer, and political adviser. He joined the large Canadian firm Power Corporation , and served on its board from 1988 to 2016. He served in many roles with the Liberal Party of Canada and with leading Liberals, including executive assistant, senior political adviser, and ...
John Rae (1862 – 20 November 1917), [1] sometimes misidentifed as James or Jim Rae, [3] [4] was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Rutherglen, Third Lanark (two spells, winning the Scottish Cup in 1889 in the first), Sunderland Albion [5] [6] and Scotland (gaining two caps between 1889 and 1890).