G. T. Foulis

G. T. Foulis

Publishers G. T. Foulis specialised in motor sport books and are now part of the Haynes Publishing Group who produce vehicle workshop manuals Haynes Manuals.


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  • Foulis Castle — lies in the parish of Kiltearn, about 1.5 miles southwest of the village of Evanton in the Highland area of northern Scotland. The castle has been the seat of the Clan Munro for over eight hundred years. During the 11th century, the clan chief… …   Wikipedia

  • Foulis —   [faʊlz], Hugh, Pseudonym des schottischen Schriftstellers Neil Munro …   Universal-Lexikon

  • foulis — Foulis, ou Foulement, Conculcatio, Obtritus, Oppressio, Calcatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Foulis Baronets — There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Foulis, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.The Foulis Baronetcy, of Ingleby in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of… …   Wikipedia

  • Foulis — Robert Foulis (* 5. Mai 1796 in Glasgow, Schottland; † 26. Januar 1866 verarmt in Saint John, Neubraunschweig) war ein Erfinder. Er ist der Erfinder des dampfbetriebenen Nebelhorns, d.h. der Nebel Dampfpfeife. Nach einem Studium der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Foulis — This unusual name is of apparent Scottish origin but is not recorded there before the 13th Century. The name may derive from a lost Scottish location or it may be a derivative from the nickname Fulgheffish a Saxon Olde English word for a seller… …   Surnames reference

  • Foulis, Robert — ▪ Scottish printer born April 20, 1707, Glasgow died June 2, 1776, Edinburgh       Scottish printer whose work had considerable influence on the bookmakers of his time.       Foulis was the son of a brewer and qualified as a master barber. While… …   Universalium

  • FOULIS, ROBERT and ANDREW —    celebrated printers; were brought up in Glasgow, where Robert, the elder, after practising as a barber, took to printing, and in 1743 became printer to the university; his press was far famed for the beauty and accuracy of editions of the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis — and 18th chief of the Clan Munro was a 16th century Scottish soldier. [ [http://www.clanmunro.org.uk/chief.htm The Chief ] ] He was known as Robert Mor on account of his large stature. [ History of the Munros of Fowlis by Alexander MacKenzie.… …   Wikipedia

  • Sir David Foulis, 1st Baronet — Sir David Foulis (died 1642), was a Scottish politician. Foulis was the third son of James Foulis, by Agnes Heriot of Lumphoy, and great grandson of Sir James Foulis of Colinton (d. 1549). From 1594 onwards he was actively engaged in politics,… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Foulis (printer) — Robert Foulis (born 20 April 1707 in Glasgow, died 2 June 1776 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish printer and publisher.Born as a son of a maltman, he was apprenticed to a barber, but was encouraged to become a publisher by Francis Hutcheson. He set up …   Wikipedia

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