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Gifford / ˈɡɪfərd / is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Haddington and 25 miles (40 km) east of Edinburgh . It groups around the Colstoun Water (locally called Gifford Water) at the junction of the B6369 and B6355 surrounded by rural farmland.
Gifford is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford (1820–1887), Scottish advocate; benefactor of the Gifford Lectures endowment. Alden I. Gifford (1910–1995), American international businessman; diplomat to several countries in Latin America.
Founded by Adam Lord Gifford in connection with the four ancient Scottish universities, the Giffords are "a Lectureship or Popular Chair for the purpose of ... 'Promoting, Advancing, Teaching, and Diffusing the study of Natural Theology,' in the widest sense of that term".
William Gifford was an English satirical poet, classical scholar, and early editor of 17th-century English playwrights, best known as the first editor (1809–24) of the Tory Quarterly Review, founded to combat the liberalism of the Whig Edinburgh Review.
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Gifford began training in New York City to be a portrait painter, but--inspired by the work of the American landscapist Thomas Cole--turned to landscape painting. Gifford spent the summer of 1846 touring and sketching in the Catskill and Berkshire mountains.
The second-generation Hudson River School painter Sanford Robinson Gifford built a reputation as a master of light and atmosphere. Born in Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, as an infant he moved with his family to Hudson, New York, where his father operated and financed iron foundries and a bank.
Dec 1, 2023 · Kathie Lee Gifford, the widow of NFL great Frank Gifford, and their son Cody are lending their support to the commercial release of the emotional documentary Requiem for a Running Back, which...
2 days ago · Over a lifetime of covering rugby, Phil Gifford has seen many of the greatest players to don the black jersey – and the biggest change in that time has been the arrival of professionalism in ...
1 day ago · The Collective, Stills and Fruitmarket galleries have all ended their partnerships with Baillie Gifford since the Art Workers for Palestine Scotland campaign group demanded that Scottish cultural ...
