William Jackson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1871-03-14
- Died
- 1955-01-26
- Works
- 75
Top works
- ABC of allergies
- Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine
- The governor's cat
- Forest quality
- Observations on the inefficacious use of irons in cases ofluxations and distortions of the ankle joint, and children born with deformed or crooked feet
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William Jackson (born in Cambuslang, near Glasgow, on 14 September 1955) is a Scottish harpist and composer. In 1969 he formed the Scottish folk group Contrabandwith his brother George (died 1998). After Contraband disbanded in 1975, he became a founding member of folk band Ossian in 1976. in 1984 he recorded as Billy Jackson & Billy Ross. With grandparents from County Donegal, Jackson visited Ireland many times throughout his childhood and continues to have a home there. <a href="https://www.l
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,303x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,503x
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Key dates
- Born
- 14 March 1871
- Died
- 26 January 1955
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Jackson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- South Lanarkshire
- Place of death
- South Lanarkshire
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics
- Sport
- Curling
Connections
Categories
1871 births1955 deaths20th-century Scottish sportsmenBritish male curlersCurlers at the 1924 Winter OlympicsMedalists at the 1924 Winter OlympicsOlympic curlers for Great BritainOlympic gold medallists for Great BritainOlympic medalists in curlingScottish male curlersScottish Olympic competitorsSportspeople from South Lanarkshire