Since 1999, the German parliament has again assembled in Berlin in its original Reichstag building, which dates from the 1890s and underwent a significant renovation under the lead of British architect Sir Norman Foster.

Semyonov shared the Nobel Prize in 1956 with Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, who independently developed many of the same quantitative concepts.

However, 179 other Conservative MPs were defeated, including present and former Cabinet ministers such as Norman Lamont, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Michael Portillo.

For example, His Eminence Sir Norman Cardinal Gilroy did receive the accolade on his appointment as Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1969.

* 2005, Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney, Australia ( the first Sir Norman Foster building in the Southern Hemisphere )

In 1939, Australian scientist Howard Florey ( later Baron Florey ) and a team of researchers ( Ernst Boris Chain, Arthur Duncan Gardner, Norman Heatley, M. Jennings, J. Orr-Ewing and G. Sanders ) at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford made significant progress in showing the in vivo bactericidal action of penicillin.

Gordon published a scholarly edition of the Middle English text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ; a revised edition of this text was prepared by Norman Davis and published in 1967.

Sir William Wallace ( Medieval Gaelic: Uilliam Uallas ; modern Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas ; Norman French: William le Waleys ; ; died 23 August 1305 ) was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

* Chemistry – Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Nikolay Semenov

* February 4 – Sir Norman Wisdom, English comedian, singer, and actor ( d. 2010 )

* August 24 – Howard Florey and a team including Ernst Chain and Norman Heatley at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, publish their laboratory results showing the in vivo bactericidal action of penicillin.

* Peace – Sir Norman Angell ( Ralph Lane )

Most political parties in the various territories aligned themselves into one of two Federal political parties – the West Indies Federal Labour Party ( led by Grantley Adams of Barbados and Norman Manley of Jamaica ) and the Democratic Labour Party ( led by Manley's cousin, Sir Alexander Bustamante ).

In the BBC radio dramatizations, Gandalf has been voiced by Norman Shelley in The Lord of the Rings ( 1955 – 1956 ), Heron Carvic in The Hobbit ( 1968 ), Bernard Mayes in The Lord of the Rings ( 1979 ) and Sir Michael Hordern in The Lord of the Rings ( 1981 ).

At the age of 84, Spock came in 3rd ( out of a field of 8 ), rowing his dingy across the Sir Frances Drake Channel between Tortola and Norman Island, a distance of four miles.

A picture of Kensington taken by scientist Sir Norman Lockyer in 1909 from a helium balloon

Famous residents have included Mary, Queen of Scots ; King James VI of Scotland ; Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman ; documentary film pioneer John Grierson ; film music composer Muir Mathieson ; animation pioneer Norman McLaren ; TV presenter Kirsty Young ; and footballers Billy Bremner ( captain of Leeds United and Scotland ) and Frank Beattie ( captain of Kilmarnock ).

On 22 January, the RAF director of bomber operations, Air Commodore Sydney Bufton, sent a memo to the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sir Norman Bottomley, suggesting that what appeared to be a coordinated air attack by the RAF to aid the current Soviet offensive would have a detrimental effect on German morale.

Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( 1147 – 14 May 1219 ), also called William the Marshal ( Norman French: William le Mareschal ), was an English ( or Anglo-Norman ) soldier and statesman.

Norman & Beard re-erected it in a new case designed by Sir Thomas Jackson in the North Transept in 1914, with the addition of two stops to the Pedal.

Other noted guests on the programme included John Cleese, Ron Moody, Sir Norman Wisdom, Eric Sykes, Liz Fraser, Stanley Lebor, and Philip Jackson.

* brusque owner Sir Norman Tonsil ( Deayton ),

The station's owner was again played by Deayton, though the character name was changed from Sir Norman Tonsil to Sir Kenneth Yellowhammer for the TV series, to serve as one of the show's thinly-veiled references to Sky TV.

Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Sir Norman Wisdom, Sir Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team.

* November 20 – Sir John Fowler, British civil engineer ( b. 1817 )

The second edition, Fowler ’ s Modern English Usage ( 1965 ) was revised by Sir Ernest Gowers, who updated the text, contributed entries, and deleted articles " no longer relevant to literary fashions ".

He helped develop the early underground railways in London with Sir John Fowler, but he is best known for his work on the Forth Bridge.

Later, he became associated with Sir John Fowler in London.

By this time he had already made himself an authority on bridge construction, and shortly afterwards he was engaged on the work which made his reputation with the general public: the design and erection of the Forth Bridge in collaboration with Sir John Fowler and William Arrol.

With Sir John Fowler, he designed and engineered the Forth Bridge after the Tay bridge collapse.

An entirely different design was proposed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler.

* Sir Henry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway and subsequently the London, Midland and Scottish Railway was born in Evesham, on 29 July 1870.

* Sir Henry Fowler — Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

The Forth Bridge ( railway ) | Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and John Fowler ( engineer ) | Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland.

Some characters are allusions to persons involved in the construction of Forth Railway Bridge: Chief Engineer Arrol refers to the proprietor of the construction company, Sir William Arrol, whilst Engineers Baker and Fowler represent the two principal designers of the bridge, Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler.

In that spirit, the following list of recurring semi-regulars ( and a few one-shots ) are unreferenced: Tobacco Rhoda, Joan L. Sullivan, Romeo McHaystack, Hamfat Gooch, Global McBlimp, Concertino Constipato, Jinx Rasputinburg, J. Sweetbody Goodpants, Reactionary J. Repugnant, B. Fowler McNest, Fleabrain, Stubborn P. Tolliver, Idiot J. Tolliver, Battling McNoodnik, Mayor Dan ' l Dawgmeat, Slobberlips McJab, One-Fault Jones, Swami Riva, Olman Riva, Sir Orble Gasse-Payne, Black Rufe, Mickey Looney, " Ironpants " Bailey, Henry Cabbage Cod, Flash Boredom, Priceless and Liceless, Hopeless and Soapless, Disgustin ' Jones, Skelton McCloset, Hawg McCall, " Good old " Bedly Damp ... and a host of others.

* Sir Henry Fowler, Chief Engineer for the London Midland and Scottish Railway

In the episode " The Queen's Birthday Present " from the British police sitcom The Thin Blue Line, Inspector Fowler talks about the great authors he reads, including Sir Walter Scott and W. M.

His final work was on the Central London Railway with Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker.

Significant post-retirement activities of earlier Governors-General have included: Lord Tennyson was appointed Deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight ; Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson ( by now Lord Novar ) became Secretary of State for Scotland ; and Lord Gowrie became Chairman of the Marylebone Cricket Club ( Lord Forster had also held this post, before his appointment as Governor-General ).

The resignation itself was the cause of controversy, with Sir Alec Bedser, Chairman of the TCCB selectors, making it clear after media questioning that Botham would have been fired in any event.

The present Chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. is Sir Henry Keswick, who is based in the UK, was the company's tai-pan from 1970 ( aged 31 ) to 1975 and was the 6th Keswick to be tai-pan of the company.

Melbourne resisted the trend to shut down the network partly because the city's wide streets and geometric street pattern made trams more practicable than in many other cities, partly because of resistance from the unions, and partly because the Chairman of the MMTB, Sir Robert Risson, successfully argued that the cost of ripping up the concrete-embedded tram tracks would be prohibitive.

On 25 September 1991 BAe directors led by CEO Richard Evans ousted the Chairman Professor Sir Roland Smith in a move described by The Independent as " one of the most spectacular and brutal boardroom coups witnessed in many years.

Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild was Chairman of the company from 1972 to 1989.

* Sir David Walker, Chairman, Barclays PLC

The Company was dominated by Sir Owen Green from 1967 to 1993 first as Managing Director ( until 1986 ) and then as Chairman.

* Sir Humphrey also had an old acquaintance: Sir Desmond Glazebrook ( played by Richard Vernon ), who was Board member, then Chairman, of Bartlett's Bank.

The Trust's Patron is Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay ; the President is the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Chairman is Sir Kenneth Calman.

* Sir Peter Parker ( 1924 – 2002 ) — Chairman of the British Railways Board, 1976 – 1983

* Sir Richard Gillingwater, Dean of Cass Business School, former Chief Executive and Chairman of the UK Shareholder Executive, former Chief Executive of European Investment Banking at Credit Suisse First Boston

* Sir Victor Blank – Chairman of Lloyds TSB.

Tate Director Sir Nicholas Serota has been the Chair of the jury since his tenure at the Tate ( with the exception of the current year when Chairman is the Director of Tate Liverpool, where the prize is being staged ).

Sir John Harman, former Chairman of the UK Environment Agency was born in the town.

These individuals included a Deputy Chairman of Lloyd's, Ian Posgate, and a Chairman, Sir Peter Green.

* Sir Neil Cossons ( Chairman of English Heritage ) grew up in Beeston, attending Church Street School, where his father was the headmaster.

In 1958, a Trust was established with Sir Winston Churchill as its Chairman of Trustees, to build and endow a college for 60 fellows and 540 Students as a national and Commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill ; its Royal Charter and Statutes were approved by the Queen, in August, 1960.

In 1987, Brooklands Museum Trust was formed with Sir Peter G Masefield as Chairman, and began to record, research, preserving and interpret all aspects the site's heritage.

The President is Lord Richard Attenborough, the Chairman is Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen and the Vice-Chairman is Alan Rickman.

He managed to retrieve his original application from the post box after re-thinking his approach, guessing that his Aberdonian background would curry more favour with Sir William Noble, the Chairman of the Broadcasting Committee.

Packer's grandfather Robert Clyde Packer owned two Sydney newspapers whilst his father, Sir Frank Packer, was one of Australia's first media moguls, and Kerry's son, James Packer, is Executive Chairman of PBL.

In 2002, Ivan Massow, the Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts branded conceptual art " pretentious, self-indulgent, craftless tat " and in " danger of disappearing up its own arse ... led by cultural tsars such as the Tate's Sir Nicholas Serota.