Ramsay
Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.
George. Dalhousie (def. 1).
James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie (def. 2).
Sir William, 1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1904.
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How to use Ramsay in a sentence
Allan Ramsay, who wrote in the first half of the eighteenth century, does not appear to have believed in witches or evil spirits.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantHow few read the works of Allan Ramsay, once so popular, and still so full of pastoral imagery!
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character | Edward Bannerman RamsayUnless he is greatly changed, you may be sure of a hearty welcome from Allan Ramsay, for my sake.
A Jacobite Exile | G. A. HentyThe collection by Allan Ramsay is very good, and professes to correct the errors of former collectors.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character | Edward Bannerman RamsayAllan Ramsay composed two songs to the same air, but they are both inferior.
The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Ramsay
/ (ˈræmzɪ) /
Allan . ?1686–1758, Scottish poet, editor, and bookseller, noted particularly for his pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725): first person to introduce the circulating library in Scotland
his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter
James Andrew Broun Ramsay See Dalhousie (def. 2)
Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)
Sir William . 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He discovered argon (1894) with Rayleigh, isolated helium (1895), and identified neon, krypton, and xenon: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904
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Scientific definitions for Ramsay
[ răm′zē ]
British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. In 1908 his research showed that radon was also a noble gas.
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