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Archer is a given name. [1] Notable people with this name include: Archer Alexander (c. 1810–1879), former black slave who served as the model for the slave in the statue variously known as Freedom Memorial and the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington, DC; Archer Baldwin (1883–1966), British Member of Parliament
The surname originated as an occupational name denoting an archer. By the 14th century, the mentioned Middle English and Old French words replaced the native English bowman . In North America , the surname Archer has absorbed many like-sounding names and cognates (for example, the French Archier ).
The famous archery competition of hitting the eye of a rotating fish while watching its reflection in the water bowl was one of the many archery skills depicted in the Mahabharata. [48] Persian Arash was a famous archer. Earlier Greek representations of Heracles normally depict him as an archer.
Alice Blanche Legh (1855 – 3 January 1948) was a famous British archer. She has been called "the greatest British woman archer of all-time" [1] and "the greatest British archer ever". [2] From 1881 to 1922, she won the national ladies' archery championship twenty-three times. [3]
Archer is the only black U.S. pilot to earn an "ace" designation, for shooting down at least five enemy aircraft. [12] [3] Archer was acknowledged to have shot down four planes, and he and another pilot, Lt Hutchins both claimed victory for shooting down a fifth aircraft. An investigation by the Air Force years later, revealed Lt. Archer had ...
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) [1] is an English novelist and former politician. [2] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth (Lincolnshire) from 1969 to 1974, but did not seek re-election after a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt. [3] Archer revived his fortunes as a novelist.
From the archery-related meaning, the surname Butt in England was originally used to describe somebody who either lived near archery butts, or someone who was actually an archer. [1] The name has been particularly popular in Devon and Cornwall since the 17th century, with a number of variants from the same origin including Butts, and two names ...