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Definition: Haldane

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964).[Wordnet]
2. Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936).[Wordnet]
3. Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937).[Wordnet]
4. Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Haldane" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1726. (references)

Common Expressions: Haldane

Expressions Definition
Charlotte Haldane Charlotte Haldane (née Franken, first married name Burghes; 27 April 1894-16 March 1969) was a British feminist author. Her second husband was the biologist J.B.S. Haldane. (references)
Daniel Rutherford Haldane Daniel Rutherford Haldane (27 March 1824 - 12 April 1887) was a prominent Scottish physician, who became president of the Edinburgh College of Physicians. His parents were minister James Alexander Haldane, and his second wife, a daughter of Professor Daniel Rutherford. (references)
Elizabeth Haldane Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Elizabeth Haldane Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (May 27 1862 - December 24 1937) was a Scottish social-welfare worker and author. She was the sister of Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane and John Scott Haldane. (references)
Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Haldane (lunar crater) Haldane is a lunar crater that is located in Mare Smythii, near the eastern limb of the Moon. The visibility of this formation is affected by libration, and even under favorable conditions it is highly foreshortened. It lies just to the west-northwest of the Runge crater, mand to the east of Carrillo crater. (references)
Haldane Mission The Haldane Mission led by Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane was a last ditch effort to quell the friction between England and Germany before the outbreak of World War I. It took place February 8-12, 1912. (references)
Haldane principle The Haldane Principle in British research policy is the idea that decisions about what to spend research funds on should be made by researchers rather than politicians. There is currently a debate about the extent to which the principle is still applied in practice. (references)
J. B. S. Haldane Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
James Haldane James Alexander Haldane (July 14, 1768 - February 8, 1851) was a Scottish independent church leader. (references)
James Haldane Stewart-Lockhart British colonial official in Hong Kong and China for more than 40 years. He was Registrar General (撫華道) and Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, and later became Commissioner of Weihaiwei, the British coastal enclave returned to China in 1930. (references)
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
John Haldane Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
John Haldane John Scott Haldane (May 3 1860 - March 15/March 14 1936) was a Scottish medical doctor. (references)
John Scott Haldane Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Richard Burdon Haldane Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Richard Burdon Sanderson Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, (July 30 1856 - August 19 1928), was an important British Liberal politician, lawyer, and philosopher. (references)
Richard Haldane Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Robert Haldane Robert Haldane (February 28, 1764 - December 12, 1842), was a Scottish churchman. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Haldane

Haldane

Haldane (Half Dane) is the surname of an aristocratic Scottish family which includes various scientists and churchmen:

  • Category:Haldane family
  • A. R. B. Haldane, social historian and author
  • Charlotte Haldane, British feminist writer
  • Daniel Rutherford Haldane, Scottish physician
  • Elizabeth Haldane, first female Justice of the Peace in Scotland
  • Graeme Haldane (Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane), Scottish engineer
  • James Alexander Haldane, Scottish independent church leader
  • James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane, British soldier
  • J. B. S. Haldane, British geneticist and evolutionary biologist, namesake of:
  • John Joseph Haldane, aristocrat and British philosopher
  • John Scott Haldane, British physician, discoverer of:
  • Lewis Haldane, Welsh footballer
  • Naomi Margaret Haldane (also Naomi Mitchison), Scottish writer
  • Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, Lord Chancellor and 'Father of the Territorial Army'
  • Robert Haldane, Scottish churchman
  • William Stowell Haldane (also William Haldane), Crown Agent for Scotland

Haldane is the surname of a fictional family in the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz:

Places

Extraterrestrial

There are (at least) two Haldane craters:

United States
  • Haldane, Illinois

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Haldane". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Haldane

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
House of Haldane (fictional) 52     A. R. B. Haldane 4
J. B. S. Haldane 45     Charlotte Haldane 5
Kelson Haldane (Gwynedd) 38     Cinhil Haldane (Gwynedd) 27
Cinhil Haldane (Gwynedd) 27     Clan Haldane 10
Javan Haldane (Gwynedd) 23     Daniel Rutherford Haldane 3
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane 22     Elizabeth Haldane 3
Haldane 15     Graeme Haldane 4
John Scott Haldane 14     Haldane 15
Clan Haldane 10     Haldane (crater) 2
John Joseph Haldane 9     Haldane (lunar crater) 9
Haldane (lunar crater) 9     Haldane Burgess 6
Haldane effect 9     Haldane effect 9
Lewis Haldane 9     Haldane Elementary School 6
James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane 7     Haldane Mission 3
James Haldane 7     Haldane principle 6
Robert Haldane 7     Haldane Rodger Cram 3
Haldane Burgess 6     House of Haldane (fictional) 52
Haldane principle 6     J. B. S. Haldane 45
Haldane Elementary School 6     James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane 7
Charlotte Haldane 5     James Haldane 7
James Haldane Stewart 5     James Haldane Stewart 5
A. R. B. Haldane 4     James Haldane Stewart Lockhart 3
Graeme Haldane 4     Javan Haldane (Gwynedd) 23
Rhys Michael Haldane (Gwynedd) 4     John Haldane 2
Mill of Haldane 3     John Joseph Haldane 9
William Haldane 3     John Scott Haldane 14
James Haldane Stewart Lockhart 3     Kelson Haldane (Gwynedd) 38
Elizabeth Haldane 3     Lewis Haldane 9
Haldane Mission 3     Mill of Haldane 3
Daniel Rutherford Haldane 3     Rhys Michael Haldane (Gwynedd) 4
Haldane Rodger Cram 3     Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane 22
John Haldane 2     Robert Haldane 7
Haldane (crater) 2     William Haldane 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).