Napier

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The word Napier has several possible meanings in the English language.

Contents 1 Persons 2 In fiction 3 Places 4 Other uses 5 See also

[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