Famous People with Name Falconer

Hugh Falconer            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Hugh Falconer: was a distinguished Scottish geologist, botanist, palaeontologist and paleoanthropologist. He studied the flora, fauna and geology of India, Assam and Burma, and made the first discovery of the modern evolutionary theory of punctuated equilibrium. He may also have been the first person to discover a fossil ape.Falconer was the youngest son of David Falconer of Forres, Elginshire. In 1826 Hugh Falconer graduated at the University of Aberdeen, where he studied natural history. He afterwards studied medicine in the University of Edinburgh, taking the degree of M.D. in 1829. During this period he zealously attended the botanical classes of Prof. R. Graham (1786-1845), and those on geology by Prof. Robert Jameson, the teacher of Charles Darwin.

Delia Falconer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Delia Falconer: the best-selling author of The Service of Clouds and The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers. She has been described by Australian critic Peter Craven, in Best Australian Stories 1999, as “the young Australian writer who has arguably done most to put her signature on the literature of this country”. Falconer lives in Sydney. She frequently publishes reviews in newspapers and journals.Falconer studied for her undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney. She was an editor of the literary magazine Hermes in 1986 and lived at Women's College. She completed a PhD at the University of Melbourne.

William "Willie" Henry Falconer            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

William "Willie" Henry Falconer: is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for a string of Scottish and English clubs from 1982 to 2003. He could play in virtually any position on the pitch, but was most commonly used as a striker.Falconer began his career playing for his home town club, Aberdeen, in 1982. During the 6 years there he made 77 appearances and scoring 13 goals. After 6 years with Aberdeen he moved south of the border to Watford for £300,000.

Jacob Alexander Falconer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Alexander Falconer: was a U.S. Representative from Washington.He served as mayor of Everett in 1897 and 1898. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1904-1908, serving as speaker during the 1907 session. He served as member of the State senate 1909-1912.Fa

Thomas Falconer            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Thomas Falconer: was an English jurist and explorer.In 1848, Falconer was offered, but declined, an appointment as private secretary to Henry Barkley, governor of British Guiana. Late in 1850 he was appointed an arbitrator to decide the boundary between New Brunswick and