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Robert Barclay Allardice

Scottish pedestrian (1779–1854)

Robert Barclay Allardice of Ury (25 August 1779, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire – 1 May 1854), generally known as Captain Barclay, was a notable Scottish walker of the early 19th century, known as the celebrated pedestrian. His most famous feat was walking 1000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas in 1809. He is considered the father of the 19th-century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking.

He should not be confused with his father, who had assumed the name Robert Barclay Allardice and undertook the first redevelopment of the town of Stonehaven.

Family

Robert Barclay Allardice was a member of an ancient Scottish family (see Clan Barclay) and the great-great-grandson of Robert Barclay, 2nd of Ury (1648–1690), who in 1678 published a noted Apology (i.e. defence) of the Quaker faith. The family that founded Barclays Bank was descended from this 2nd Laird.

Captain Barclay's father was Robert Barclay, 5th of Ury (1732–1797), MP for Kincardineshire from 1788. The MP was descended via hi

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Robert R. Allardice

US Air Force officer (born c. 1958)

Lieutenant GeneralRobert Ray Allardice[1] (born c. 1958) is a retired United States Air Force officer who last served as the vice commander of Air Mobility Command from September 2011 to September 2013. Prior to that, he served as the commanding general of 18th Air Force from August 2009 to September 2011.

Raised in Camino, California,[1] Allardice entered the Air Force in 1980 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, and numbered air force level.

Allardice is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in the C-141, C-5, C-17, KC-135 and C-21.

Education

  • 1980 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1985 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
  • 1987 Master's degree in systems management, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
  • 1993 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
  • 1998 Air
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    Robert Edgar Allardice

    Biography

    Robert Allardice's parents were Isabella Edgar Laing and John Allardice. He studied mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, where he first matriculated in 1879, and was awarded an M.A. in 1882 having been placed as the top student in his year in mathematics. He continued to undertake research in mathematics at the University.

    In 1883 Allardice was appointed as Assistant to the Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, the professor being George Chrystal. He remained in this post until 1892 when he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at Leland-Stanford Junior University, California, USA. The University, now known as Stanford University, was opened by the railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Lathrop, in the year before Allardice took up his professorship there. He remained at Stanford University until he retired after which he continued to live in Palo Alto, California.

    Allardice was a founder member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, joining in February 1883. He served on the committee of the Societ

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