Rapson

Rapson

Rapson is a surname that refers to:
*John Rapson (b. 1953), American jazz trombonist
*Ralph Rapson (1914–2008), American architect
*Rip Rapson (contemporary), American president of the Kresge Foundation
*Syd Rapson (b. 1942), British politician; MP from Portsmouth North 1997–2005
*William Sage Rapson (1912–1999), New Zealand and South African chemist


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rapson — This interesting and unusual surname is a patronymic of Robert, which is of early medieval English and French origin, from a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements hrod , renown, and berht , bright, famous. This name was found… …   Surnames reference

  • Rapson, Michigan — Infobox Settlement official name = Rapson, Michigan settlement type = Unincorporated nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = United… …   Wikipedia

  • rapson's slide — ˈrapsənz noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: from the name Rapson : a device that consists of a crosshead capable of moving in fixed guides and having a pivoted block with a hole in it through which passes a lever hinged at a fixed point …   Useful english dictionary

  • rapson's — rap·son s …   English syllables

  • Ralph Rapson — Infobox Architect name=Ralph Rapson nationality= American birth date=birth date|1914|9|13 birth place= Alma, Michigan, United States death date=death date|2008|3|29 death place= Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States practice name=Ralph Rapson and …   Wikipedia

  • William Sage Rapson — Infobox Scientist name = William S. Rapson box width = image width = caption = birth date = August 14, 1912 birth place = Kaihu, Northland, New Zealand death date = 1999 death place = residence = nationality = ethnicity = field = Chemistry work… …   Wikipedia

  • John Rapson — Ira John Rapson, III (b. February 4, 1953, Gary, Indiana) is an American jazz trombonist and educator.Rapson began on piano at age five before switching to trombone. He studied at Westmont College, graduating in 1976, then took his MA in… …   Wikipedia

  • John Rapson — Ira John Rapson (* 4. Februar 1953 in Gary (Indiana)) ist ein US amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Posaunist und Komposition), der die Jazzstudien der University of Iowa leitet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Wirken 2 Preise und Auszeichnungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rip Rapson — is the current President of the Kresge Foundation. He took up the post in July 2006. He was previously the President of the McKnight Foundation. He is the eldest son of architect Ralph Rapson. Prior to joining Kresge, Rapson served as president… …   Wikipedia

  • Syd Rapson — Sydney Norman John Rapson, known as Syd Rapson, a politician in the United Kingdom, was born on 17 April 1942 in the Isle of Wight and moved to the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth as a young child [He attended Paulsgrove Modern (now King Richard… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”