Napier
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The word Napier has several possible meanings in the English language.
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[edit] Persons
- Clan Napier, a Scottish clan
- John Napier (1550–1617), mathematician, the inventor of the logarithm in Western mathematics
- Richard Napier (1590-1634), astrologer
- Colonel George Napier (1751--1804) descendant of the Scottish family of mathematician fame, and father of three brothers who were known in the Peninsular War as "Wellington's Colonels"
- Sir Charles James Napier (1782--1853), son of George, Commander-in-Chief in India
- Sir George Thomas Napier (1784--1855), son of George, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the Cape Colony
- Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1785--1860), son of George, historian of the Peninsular war
- Sir Charles Napier (naval officer) (1786--1860), nephew of George, Admiral, politician
- William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier (1786--1834), Royal Navy officer, politician, and diplomat
- Robert Napier (engineer) (1791-1876), Scottish marine engineer, see Cunard Steamship Lines
- James Robert Napier (engineer), F.R.S., "son of Robert Napier of Shandon" (* Camlachie, 12th September, 1821, died December, 1879, Glasgow), inventor of Napier's diagram.
- Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810--1890), Commander-in-Chief in India
- Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, KT (1819 - 1898)
- Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Governor of New South Wales, 1909-1913
- David Napier, of the precision engineering business Napier & Son
- James Napier (engineer), son of David Napier
- Montague Napier, grandson of David Napier
- James Napier, Scottish author of the 19th century
- Alan Napier (1903--1988), actor who played Alfred the Butler in the television series Batman
- John Mellis Napier (1924 - 1967), judge on the Supreme Court of South Australia
- The Rt Hon. John Napier Turner (1929--), the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada, June-September 1984
- Charles Napier (actor) (born April 12, 1936), an American actor
- John Napier (designer) (1944--), Broadway set designer, owner of many Tony Awards
- James Napier (1982--), New Zealand actor
- Wilfrid Napier, a South African cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Joseph Napier, an Irish conservative Member of Parliament
- Sue Napier, a Tasmanian politician
- William Napier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Oliver Napier, first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- William Ewart Napier, an American chess master
- Jessica Napier, a New Zealand actress, daughter of Marshall Napier
- Marshall Napier, a New Zealand actor, father of Jessica Napier
- Russell Napier, an Australian actor
- Michelle Napier, Irish television personality and journalist
[edit] In fiction
- Carson Napier, fictional hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs Venus series
- Jack Napier, fictional villain from Batman
- Sean Napier, fictional character in Exosquad
[edit] Places
- Napier University, in Edinburgh, Scotland, named for the mathematician
- Napier, New Zealand, named after Sir Charles James Napier
- The Port of Napier
- Napier Field, Alabama, United States
- Napier Township, Pennsylvania, United States
- Napier, West Virginia, United States
- Napier, Western Cape, South Africa
- Electoral district of Napier, a state electoral district in South Australia
- Mount Napier, a volcano in Victoria, Australia
- Napier Mountains, a group of peaks in Antarctica
[edit] Other uses
- Napier & Son, a British engine manufacturer
- Napier earthquake, a 1931 earthquake in New Zealand
- Napier's constant, another name for e (mathematical constant) (see John Napier above)
- Elephant Grass or Napier Grass
- Napier88, a programming language named after the mathematician
- "Napier", a brand of jewelry
- Napier (shoes), a brand of footwear
- The Napier-Bentley, a vintage racing car
[edit] See also
Also related: Neper
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