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adamson

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Adamson

The Adamson was an English car manufactured in Enfield, Middlesex, from 1912 to 1925. It was designed by Reginald Barton Adamson at the premises of the family haulage contract business.

Adamson (disambiguation)

Adamson is an English car.

Adamson may also refer to:

  • Adamson (surname), list of people
  • Adamson, Oklahoma, a ghost town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States
  • Adamson University, in Manila, Philippines
  • Adamson v. California, a U.S. Supreme Court legal suit
  • W. H. Adamson High School, Texas, U.S.A.
  • Adamson (comic strip), Swedish comic strip by Oscar Jacobsson, known by its English name Silent Sam (Comics)
  • In extension, Adamson Awards, a Swedish comics award
Adamson (surname)

Adamson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Adam". It is rare as a given name, although there has been a tradition in some families for the first-born son to be called Adam. People with the surname Adamson include:

  • Agar Adamson (1865–1929), Lt-Col commanding the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1916 to 1918
  • Al Adamson (1925–1995), B-grade horror movie director
  • Amandus Adamson (1855–1929), Estonian sculptor and painter
  • Andrew Adamson (born 1966), New Zealand film director
  • Anthony Adamson (1906–2002), Canadian architect, author, teacher and municipal politician
  • Barry Adamson (born 1958), English rock musician
  • Bartlett Adamson (1884–1951), Australian poet and journalist
  • Campbell Adamson (1922–2000), British industrialist
  • Charlie Adamson (1875–1918), English rugby union player
  • Chris Adamson (born 1978), English footballer
  • Clare Adamson (born 1968), Member of Scottish Parliament
  • Daniel Adamson (1820–1890), English engineer
  • Donald Adamson (born 1939), British author and historian
  • Edward Adamson (1911–1996), British artist and pioneer of Art Therapy
  • George Adamson (1906–1989), Indian-born wildlife conservationist and author
  • George Lucas Adamson, founder of Adamson University
  • George Worsley Adamson (1913–2005), American and British illustrator and author
  • George Adamson (soldier) (1897–1922), British Army and Irish National Army
  • Grant Adamson, Australian rugby league player
  • Harold Adamson (1906–1980), American lyricist
  • Harry Adamson (born 1913), English footballer
  • Harvey Adamson (1854-1941), Lieutenant Governor of Burma
  • Hendrik Adamson (1891–1946), Estonian poet
  • Henry Adamson, (1581–1637), Scottish poet and historian
  • Henry William Adamson (1811–1861), American doctor
  • Hugh Adamson, Scottish footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers and Everton
  • Ian Adamson (born 1944), Irish politician and medical doctor
  • Isaac Adamson (born 1971), American author
  • Jack Adamson (2000–Present Day), A Lad
  • James B. Adamson, American businessman
  • James Bradshaw Adamson (1921–2003), General in U.S. Army
  • James C. Adamson (born 1946), former astronaut
  • Jim Adamson (born 1905), Australian rules footballer
  • Jimmy Adamson (born 1929), former English professional footballer
  • Jimmy Adamson, former Scottish footballer
  • John Adamson (disambiguation)
  • John Adamson (died 1652), Scottish educator
  • Joy Adamson (1910–1980), Czech-born British naturalist and author
  • Julia Adamson (born 1960), Canadian-born British composer
  • Ken Adamson (born 1938), American footballer
  • Lawrence Adamson (1860–1932), Australian schoolmaster
  • Lee Adamson (born 1946), former Australian rules footballer
  • Margaret Adamson (born 1964), Australian Ambassador
  • Matt Adamson, Australian rugby league player
  • Michele Adamson, rave and trance DJ
  • Nej Adamson (born 1958), British actor
  • Nicolas Clark Adamson (born 1938), Royal courtier
  • Patrick Adamson (1537–1592), Scottish prelate
  • Peter Adamson (born 1961), former Lord Mayor of Darwin
  • Peter Adamson (1930–2002), British actor
  • Phil Adamson, Australian rugby league player
  • Raymond Adamson (1920–2002), British actor
  • Robert Adamson (disambiguation)
  • Stuart Adamson (1958–2001), British rock musician
  • Monsignor Thomas Adamson (1926-1991)
  • Thomas Adamson (disambiguation)
  • Tom Adamson, Scottish footballer who played for Brentford and Bury
  • Tommy Adamson, Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United and Forfar Athletic
  • William Adamson (1863–1936), Leader of the British Labour Party
  • William Agar Adamson (1800–1868), Canadian clergyman and author
  • William C. Adamson (1854–1929), American politician from Georgia
  • William Murdoch Adamson (1881–1945), British Labour politician

Usage examples of "adamson".

A girl named Gersh Adamson was sprawled on the floor near the front door.

Herriton wrote a letter for Waters and Adamson to send to Gino--the oddest letter.

AUTHOR'S NOTE My fascination with Lake Rudolf is of very long standing - a first meeting with Joy Adamson in 1960 at which she gave me a detailed description of this most extraordinary lake, which is part of the great volcanic fault of the Rift Valley.

Some of that number actively campaigned against what they called 'netmind', which Pull The Plug founder Michael Adamson defined as 'that state of electrode-in-the-monkey-brain masturbatory overstimulation which elevates amusement over all else - in particular, ambition and achievement.

One of the new printers I met at Adamsons in New York last month was Siem Ry, a 42-year-old refugee from Phnom Penh.