17-1494: This article is about the given name. For the surname, see Gregor (surname) . For other uses, see Gregor (disambiguation) . Gregor is a masculine given name . Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: Gregor (musician) (1898–1971), Armenian bandleader Gregor Abel (born 1949), Scottish footballer Gregor Adlercreutz (1898–1944), Swedish equestrian Gregor Aichinger (c. 1565–1628), German composer Gregor Amann (born 1962), German politician Gregor Arbet (born 1983), Estonian basketball player Gregor Bailar (born 1963), American businessman Gregor Bajde (born 1994), Slovenian footballer Gregor Balažic (born 1988), Slovenian footballer Gregor Baumgartner (born 1979), Austrian ice hockey player Gregor Becke (born 1972), Austrian canoer Gregor Belkovsky (1865–1948), Zionist activist Gregor Benko (born 1944), American music historian Gregor Bermbach (born 1981), German bobsledder Gregor Betz (born 1948), German swimmer Gregor Bialowas (born 1959), Austrian weightlifter Gregor Blanco (born 1983), Venezuelan baseball player Gregor Blatnik (born 1972), Slovenian footballer Gregor Brandmüller (1661–1691), Swiss painter Gregor Braun (born 1955), German cyclist Gregor Breinburg (born 1991), Aruban footballer Gregor Brown (born 2001), Scottish rugby union player Gregor Brück (1483–1557), German figure of
34-508: A character in George R.R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game of Thrones Gregor Samsa , main character of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis King Gregor Markov, a supporting character in DC Comics' Young Justice ' s third season Gregor, a beetle-shaped demon in the novel Slawter Gregor, the protagonist of The Underland Chronicles Gregor,
51-606: A number of unions, particularly the Fire Brigades Union , and is a frequent commentator in the media on matters of unions and industrial conflict. He was also a correspondent for Planetlabor from 2009 to 2016. Originally a member of Labour Students and the Labour Party from 1985, he ended his membership of these in 1988 over the issue of the poll tax , then joining the Socialist Workers' Party (SWP) in 1990. He joined
68-565: A visiting professor at the University of Leeds and an honorary professor at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He researches and writes primarily about trade unions, and has a particular interest in the labour movement politics of Scotland – for example, he is working on a research project examining union leadership and the disproportionate contribution of Scots to the British-wide union movement at senior levels (like general secretaries). He
85-501: Is a British academic and writer, who has taught at several British universities. He was professor of industrial relations at the University of Bradford and before then professors of industrial relations at the University of Stirling and the University of Hertfordshire . He is now an affiliate research associate in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow,
102-642: Is author and editor of numerous academic books, and is also a politically engaged academic, whereby he has regularly contributed to the Morning Star , The Guardian 's Comment is free website, the Frontline magazine, The Conversation , The Scotsman , The Herald , The Huffington Post , The National and a number of other media outlets, such as the journal of the ASLEF train drivers' Locomotive union and Tribune . He also provides research and consultancy to
119-415: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Gregor (surname) Gregor is a surname, and notable people with the surname include: A. James Gregor (1929–2019), professor of political science known for his writings on fascism and security issues Bob Gregor (born 1957), American football player Francis Gregor (MP) (1760–1815), MP for
136-782: The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) in advance of the SWP joining en masse, leaving the SWP in 2004 after many years of growing disagreements. He was a member of the editorial board of the Scottish Left Review from 2003, was editor of its book arm, the Scottish Left Review Press, and has been the editor of the journal of the Scottish Labour History Society , called Scottish Labour History since 2008 (then since 2015 as joint editor with Jim Philips of
153-576: The County of Cornwall, brother of William Joseph Gregor , (1888-1960), Austrian writer, theater historian and librettist Kurt Gregor (1907–1990), German socialist politician Michael Gregor (1888—1953), aircraft engineer Noah Gregor (born 1998), ice hockey player Valentin Gregor (born 1963), jazz violinist, singer and composer Walter Gregor (1825–1897), folklorist William Gregor (1761–1817), British clergyman and mineralogist who discovered
170-3851: The Reformation, and Saxon Chancellor Gregor Buchanan (born 1990), Scottish footballer Gregor Cailliet , American scientist Gregor Cameron (born 1964), New Zealand athlete Gregor Cankar (born 1975), Slovenian long jumper Gregor Chatsatourian (born 1977), Greek handball player Gregor Clemens (born 1982), German fashion designer Gregor Collins (born 1976), American actor, writer and producer Gregor Croudis (born 1993), New Zealand cricketer Gregor Cvijič (born 1972), Slovenian handball player Gregor Deschwanden (born 1991), Swiss ski jumper Gregor Dorfmeister (1929–2018), German writer Gregor Duncan (artist) (1910–1944), American illustrator Gregor Duncan (bishop) (born 1950), Scottish Episcopalian bishops Gregor Ebner (1892–1974), German military doctor Gregor Edelmann (born 1954), German journalist and screenwriter Gregor Edmunds (born 1977), Scottish athlete Gregor Erhart , German sculptor Gregor Ewan (born 1971), Scottish wheelchair curler Gregor Fink (born 1984), Slovenian footballer Gregor Fisher (born 1953), Scottish comedian and actor Gregor Fisken (born 1964), British racing driver Gregor Foitek (born 1965), Swiss racing driver Gregor Fučka (born 1971), Slovenian-Italian basketball player and coach Gregor Gall (born 1967), British academic Gregor Gazvoda (born 1981), Slovenian cyclist Gregor George , Australian rugby union player Gregor Gillespie (born 1987), American mixed martial artist Gregor Glas (born 2001), Slovenian basketball player Gregor Golobič (born 1964), Slovenian politician Gregor Grant (born 1911), British writer Gregor Grilc (born 1970), Slovenian alpine skier Gregor Gysi (born 1948), German politician Gregor Hagedorn (born 1965), German botanist Gregor Haloander (1501–1531), German legal scholar Gregor Hammerl (born 1942), Austrian politician Gregor Hasler , Swiss psychiatrist Gregor Hauffe (born 1982), German rower Gregor Hayter (born 1976), Scottish rugby union player Gregor Helfenstein (1559–1632), Roman Catholic prelate Gregor Henderson , Australian Christian minister Gregor Herzfeld (born 1975), German musicologist Gregor Hildebrandt (born 1974), German contemporary artist Gregor Jordan (born 1966), Australian film director Gregor Mackintosh , lead guitarist and main composer of English doom metal band Paradise Lost Gregor McGregor (1848–1914), Australian politician Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), scientist, father of genetics Gregor Mühlberger (born 1994), Austrian cyclist Gregor Wilhelm Nitzsch (1790–1861), German classical scholar Gregor Piatigorsky (1903–1976), Russian-born American cellist Gregor Schlierenzauer (born 1990), Austrian ski jumper Gregor Strasser (1892–1934), German Nazi Party official and politician Gregor Townsend (born 1973), Scottish rugby union player and coach Gregor Urbas (born 1982), Slovenian figure skater Gregor Verbinski (born 1964), American film director, also known as Gore Verbinski Gregor Virant (born 1969), Slovenian politician Gregor Weiss (born 1941), American artistic gymnast Gregor Wenning (born 1964), German neurologist Gregor Wentzel (1898–1978), German physicist Gregor Werner (1693–1766), Austrian classical composer Gregor Widholm (born 1948), Austrian academic and musician Gregor Willmes (born 1966), German musicologist Gregor W. Yeates (1944–2012), New Zealand scientist Gregor Young (born 1966), Canadian soccer player and coach Gregor Salcedo (Born 2011) Pro Mukbanger Fictional characters [ edit ] Gregor Clegane , nicknamed "The Mountain",
187-869: The University of Glasgow). Following the resignation of Robin McAlpine as Director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation and Editor of the Scottish Left Review to concentrate on the Commonweal, Gall stepped in as Director and Editor. Gall was a member of the board of management of the Jimmy Reid Foundation since its inception. Gall resigned as Director and Editor in December 2022. He has written a lengthy and detailed biography of Tommy Sheridan (Welsh Academic Press, 2012). In late 2013, he published his contribution to
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#1732847863233204-455: The case for Scottish independence entitled Scotland the brave? Independence and radical social change . The key arguments concerned not relying on the SNP and establishing a connection between the material grievances of ordinary citizens and the possibilities of higher standards of living and better life chances under independence as a result of rolling back the tentacles of neo-liberalism. Following
221-404: The elemental metal titanium, brother of Francis Gregor (musician) (1898–1971), Armenian bandleader See also [ edit ] Gregor , given name Gregory (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Gregor . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
238-401: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gregor_(surname)&oldid=1243099531 " Categories : Surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Gregor Gall Gregor Gall (born 1967)
255-513: The politics of Joe Strummer and their impact was published by Gall in June 2022 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the death of Strummer, one of the most influential radical musicians of the twentieth century. The study draws on original testimony to explore how Strummer inspired many to adopt left-wing politics and others to sustain them in their left-wing politics. Manchester University Press published Professor Gregor Gall's Mick Lynch: The making of
272-666: The slave name given to Severin by Wanda in the Leopold von Sacher-Masoch novel Venus In Furs See also [ edit ] Gregory (given name) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gregor&oldid=1243099444 " Categories : Given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
289-451: The sudden and unexpected death of RMT general secretary Bob Crow in March 2014, Gall has written a political biography of him, examining what lessons can be learnt for the union movement from his style of leadership in espousing militant, oppositional politics. The biography was published by Manchester University Press in March 2017 on the third anniversary of his death. An extended analysis of
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