Joe, Son of the Rock's photos with the keyword: Kelvingrove Park

Joseph Lister Statue, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

25 Jul 2018 2 109
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, OM PC PRS FRS (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912, known between 1883 and 1897 as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. He promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds. Quoted from Wikipedia.

Lord Kelvin Statue, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

25 Jul 2018 89
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, OM, GCVO, PC, FRS, FRSE (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a Scots-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer who was born in Belfast in 1824. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form. Quoted from Wikipedia.

South African War Memorial, Kelvingrove Park, Glas…

25 Jul 2018 113
The Boer War Memorial statue in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow, Scotland. The inscription on the statue states "To the memory of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Highland Light Infantry who fell in the South African War, 1899, 1900-01-02. Erected by comrades and friends." The statue depicts a soldier who is sitting on a rock and wearing a pith helmet and puttees. Quoted from Geograph.

Thomas Carlyle Statue, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

25 Jul 2018 192
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, mathematician, and teacher. Considered one of the most important social commentators of his time, he presented many lectures during his lifetime with certain acclaim in the Victorian era. Quoted from Wikipedia.