44-729: Bob , Bobby , Robbie , Rob , or Robert Boyd may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Robert Boyd (journalist) (1928–2019), American journalist, writer, and winner of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting Dice (rapper) (Robert Boyd, born 1970), American rapper Robert Boyd (director) (fl. 1980s–1990s), Canadian film director Robert Boyd (comics) (fl. 1990s), comics editor and critic on The Big Book Of Robbie Boyd , British singer and songwriter Nobility [ edit ] Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd (died c. 1482), Scottish statesman Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd (died 1557/8), Scottish nobleman, grandson of
88-537: A B.A. and M.A. from Harvard University in 1949. At Harvard, he studied ancient languages. After serving in the U.S. Army in 1946–1947 and as a staff member in the U.S. State Department in 1950–1953, Boyd worked as a reporter for the Lafayette Louisiana Daily Advertiser between 1953–1954 and as state editor for the Benton Harbor, Michigan News-Palladium in 1954–1957. He then joined
132-513: A Scot from Glasgow. This was a period of intense conflict over religion; the 1562-1598 French Wars of Religion caused around three million deaths from war and disease, surpassed only by those of the 1618-1648 Thirty Years' War , one of the most destructive conflicts in recorded history, with an estimated eight million, mostly inhabitants of the Holy Roman Empire . In Britain, similar arguments over religious practices would ultimately lead to
176-526: A centralised, Unionist state. However, the Church of England was very different from the kirk in both governance and doctrine and even Scottish bishops viewed many English practices as essentially Catholic. Despite his father being an archbishop, Boyd was opposed to any form of Episcopalianism; in 1610, he visited Scotland and in a letter dated 12 July to a colleague in France, wrote that James' decision to establish
220-538: A chair in one university, and Sharp a chair in another, was not slow to do honour to their brilliant countryman. He was made a professor in the protestant Academy of Saumur ; and there for some years he taught theology. He was persuaded, however, in 1614 to come home and accept the Principalship of the Glasgow University. Though he was far from extreme in his Presbyterianism, he was found to be less tractable than
264-516: A chance to respond. "It was the only fair and decent thing to do," Boyd later said. In return, McGovern "double-crossed" them, in the words of a colleague, James McCartney, by holding a press conference on July 25, 1972, at which Eagleton announced that he had been hospitalized three times for "nervous exhaustion and fatigue" and McGovern expressed confidence in Eagleton's current health. "They said 'Sorry boys, we're going public,'" Boyd later recalled. "It
308-629: A malignant growth in the throat, 5 January 1627. The Reformation in Scotland created a national Church of Scotland or kirk that was Calvinist in doctrine and Presbyterian in structure. Many Scots studied or taught in French Huguenot universities and in May 1597, Boyd did the same; he spent most of the next three years in Bordeaux and Thouars , until he was offered the position of Professor of Philosophy at
352-740: A novel, A Certain Little Evil , published in 1964. His book The Decline, but Not Yet the Fall, of the Russia Empire: The Lewis Cass Lectures appeared in 1969. In 1973, Boyd and Clark Hoyt won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting "for their disclosure of United States Senator Thomas Eagleton 's history of psychiatric therapy, resulting in his withdrawal as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 1972." He
396-536: A theological thesaurus . His Latin poem Hecatombe ad Christum Salvatorem was included by Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet in his Delicias Poetarum Scotorum , reprinted at Edinburgh by Robert Sibbald , nephew of Dr. George Sibbald, who later married his widow Ann. Walker says that Boyd's great work is his Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians. He says that as a work it is of stupendous size and stupendous learning. There
440-487: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robert Boyd (journalist) Robert Skinner Boyd (January 11, 1928 – September 20, 2019) was an American journalist who spent most of his career working for the Knight Newspaper Group , spending two decades as the group's Washington bureau chief. He and Clark Hoyt won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for uncovering
484-603: Is more in it than in the four quarto tomes of Turretin. Its apparatus criticus is something enormous. The Greek and Latin Fathers; the writers of the dark ages; the Protestant and Romish theologians of his own time; Justin and Irenaeus; Tertullian and Cyprian; Clement and Origen; Augustine and Jerome; Gregory Nyssen and Gregory Nazianzen; Anselm, and Bonaventure, and Bernard; Calvin and Rollock; Bellarmine and Pighius, — are all at hand to render aid or to receive replies. In one sense, Boyd on
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#1733085004023528-567: The Detroit Free Press /Knight Newspaper Group, working as a reporter in 1957–1960, as a correspondent in the group's Washington, D.C. office in 1960–1967, as the chief of that bureau in 1967–1987, and as its chief Washington correspondent beginning in 1987. Boyd toured the Bay of Pigs battlefield with Fidel Castro in 1961, covered the revolution in the Dominican Republic in 1965, toured
572-632: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch from the 1960s, when Eagleton was state attorney general, and found gaps where Eagleton seemed to "disappear", as well as a report of him being treated "for exhaustion." Hoyt also tracked down a doctor who been present when Eagleton received a shock treatment , but she refused to talk about it. Nonetheless, it became clear to Boyd and Hoyt that Eagleton had received shock treatments. Instead of writing an article, Boyd and Hoyt went to North Dakota to present McGovern and his campaign chairman Frank Mankiewicz with their evidence and give them
616-552: The Earl of Abercorn was absent from Paisley, and for some time Mr. Boyd, though strongly urged thereto by Lord Ross of Hawkhead and others, hesitated to allow himself to be appointed minister of the town. He was related to the Abercorns, and some years previously had been a frequent visitor at the Place of Paisley, but was far from sure as to how his acceptance of the appointment would be taken by
660-575: The USSR in 1967 , and spent two weeks in North Vietnam in 1970. He was one of five journalists who accompanied President Nixon to China in 1972 and were allowed to stay for a time after Nixon's departure. During his 20 years in charge of the Washington bureau, "Boyd presided over an expansion in which the D.C. team grew from a staff of seven to more than 50." Knight colleague James McCartney said Boyd "was
704-1057: The 1618 Five Articles of Perth and died in Edinburgh on 15 January 1627. Robert Boyd was the eldest son of Margaret Chalmers and James Boyd of Trochrig , Archbishop of Glasgow and Chancellor of the University of Glasgow from 1572-1581. He was a great-grandson of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd and connected to the Cassilis family, later the Marquesses of Ailsa . When Robert was three, his father died and Margaret took him and his brother Thomas to live on an estate in Ayrshire , variously spelled Trochrig, Trochridge, and Trochorege. The two sons, Robert and Thomas, received their early education at Ayr Grammar School. From there Robert proceeded to Edinburgh University and graduated M.A. in 1595. During his time in Edinburgh his elder brother Thomas died, leaving him heir to
748-512: The 1638-1652 Wars of the Three Kingdoms . James VI , the son of Mary Queen of Scots was brought up in Stirling under the tutelage of George Buchanan . Like most Scots, James was a Calvinist but he favoured rule by bishops or Episcopalian governance as a means of control; when he also became King of England in 1603, creating a unified Church of Scotland and England was the first step towards
792-585: The 1st Lord Boyd Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd (c. 1517–1590), Scottish nobleman Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd (1595–1628), Scottish noble Robert Boyd, 8th Lord Boyd (c. 1618–1640), Scottish noble and politician Politics and law [ edit ] Robert Boyd (British Army officer) (1710–1794), British army officer and governor of Gibraltar Robert Boyd (civil servant) (fl. 1802–1812), British civil servant in British Ceylon Robert Boyd (Australian politician) (1885–1951), member of
836-582: The Earl and his mother, Marion Boyd, the Dowager Countess, who had recently become a Catholic. Her son Claud Hamilton , with some others, broke into Boyd's house, throwing his books and household contents into the street. Later, when Boyd was leaving, "the rascally women of the town not only upbraided Mr. Robert with opprobrious speeches, and shouted and hoyed him, but likewise cast stones and dirt at him." The Privy Council had these outrages before them, but nothing
880-516: The Ephesians is a commentary, that is to say, the author discusses the meaning of every verse and clause, and does so well. But much more properly it might be called a theological thesaurus. You have a separate discussion of almost every important theological topic. The Trinity, the Incarnation, Original Sin, Baptism, Arianism, Ubiquitarianism, the Nature and Extent of Redemption, are all fully handled. There
924-555: The Episcopall hierarchy throu all his countreys (sic) would ...force in Popery, Atheisime, ignorance and impiety. Although friends and relatives urged him to return to Scotland, Boyd decided to remain in France but in 1614, James asked him to become Principal at the University of Glasgow and he felt obliged to accept. Shortly after his arrival in Glasgow, religious tensions were raised by
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#1733085004023968-539: The James Bay hydroelectric project Robert Boyd (physicist) (1922–2004), Scottish physicist and pioneer of British space science Robert Boyd (paediatrician) (born 1938), British paediatrician Robert Boyd (anthropologist) (born 1948), American anthropologist Robert W. Boyd (born 1948), American optical physicist Sports [ edit ] Bob Boyd (footballer) (1867–1930), Scottish footballer Bob Boyd (baseball) (1919–2004), American first baseman in
1012-636: The Negro leagues and MLB Bob Boyd (American football) (1928–2009), American football end and wide receiver Bob Boyd (basketball) (1930–2015), American basketball coach Bobby Boyd (1937–2017), American football player for the Baltimore Colts Bob Boyd (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player Bob Boyd (golfer) (1955–2011), American golfer Rob Boyd (born 1966), Canadian alpine skier Others [ edit ] Robert Boyd (university principal) (1578–1627), Principal of
1056-455: The Nixon crowd? Did that matter, because it turned out to be true? Was it better to have the revelation come against Eagleton the candidate rather than against Eagleton the vice-president? Was the journalistic responsibility to tell the news and let the public decide? Is that what happened?" Although they had been deprived of their scoop, Boyd and Hoyt ended up winning the Pulitzer Prize for uncovering
1100-583: The Queensland Legislative Assembly Robert Boyd (military officer) (1805–1831), Irish officer in the army of the British East India Company Science and medicine [ edit ] Robert Boyd (writer) (1803–1883), British physician and writer on diseases of the insane Robert F. Boyd (1858–1912), American physician and dentist Robert A. Boyd (1918–2006), Canadian electrical engineer; leader of
1144-588: The Scottish High Commission, an ecclesiastical court of bishops and sympathetic ministers established to enforce the Articles. The accused were found guilty but all denied the authority of the Court to discipline them; Fergushill was a long-standing family connection whom Boyd had mentored since 1604 and he wrote a letter to the Court on his behalf, urging clemency. This made Boyd an obvious target and in 1621, he
1188-741: The Scottish Reformation. The article which caused the greatest objection was kneeling during the Eucharist , which some viewed as idolatry. Even those who did not argued Olgivie's case showed the danger of conversion to Catholicism, even for the educated devout. In 1618, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland reluctantly approved the Articles but Boyd was one of those who opposed them and they were widely resented. In March 1620, John Fergushill and 48 other ministers were summoned to appear before
1232-787: The University of Edinburgh Robert Napuʻuako Boyd (1863–1914), Hawaiian insurgent leader Robert Boyd (stenographer) (1870–?), Canadian inventor of Boyd's Syllabic Shorthand Robert Boyd (bishop) (1890–1958), Anglican bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert and of Derry and Raphoe Robert Boyd (RAF officer) (1916–1975), British flying ace of the Second World War Bobby Boyd, husband of fellow real estate agent Josh Flagg Other uses [ edit ] Robert Boyd Publications , English publishing company See also [ edit ] Robert Boyd Brazier (1916–1942), American naval officer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
1276-737: The University of Edinburgh and after attending lectures by Robert Rollock , prosecuted his studies in France, and became a minister in the French Church. All accounts represent him as a most accomplished scholar. A friend said of him, with perhaps some exaggeration, that he was more eloquent in French than in his native tongue; and Livingstone tells us that he spoke Latin with perfect fluency, but that he had heard him say, if he had his choice, he would rather express himself in Greek than in any other language. The Church of Boyd's adoption, which had given Andrew Melville
1320-452: The age of 71, he found himself spending weeks in Antarctica 'talking to scientists and building igloos.'" In 1972, after receiving a tip to the effect that Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern's running mate, Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton , had had shock treatments, Boyd and his Knight Newspapers colleague Clark Hoyt did some investigating. Hoyt looked through the files of
1364-450: The antithesis of the sort of ego-driven Washington bureau chief who stepped all over his reporters....He was the best editor I ever had." The Washington Post reporter David Broder described Boyd as one of the most honest and fair reporters in Washington. "He's totally independent," Broder said. "I have no idea what his politics may be, and I've known him for 30 years." In 1993 he became Knight Ridder's Washington science writer. "At
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1408-528: The fact that Senator Thomas Eagleton , George McGovern 's choice for vice president, had had severe psychiatric problems and undergone three shock treatments. Instead of publishing their scoop, they disclosed their findings to McGovern's top advisor, and Eagleton withdrew as the Democratic nominee. Born in Chicago , Boyd was the son of Alden W. Boyd and Mary A. (Skinner) Boyd. Raised as an Episcopalian , he earned
1452-451: The facts about Eagleton's psychiatric history anyway. One account suggests that Boyd was rewarded at least in part for his "touch of compassion," that the Pulitzer board "tipped its hat to him for his judicious restraint." The prize was described by "one Washington cynic" as "the first time anybody ever won a Pulitzer for a story they didn't write." Boyd and David Kraslow collaborated on
1496-582: The family estate. In 1591 Margaret and her family were kidnapped by Hew Kennedy of Girvanmains and imprisoned for a while in Dalquharran Castle . Robert studied theology at the University of Edinburgh , where he was taught by the Presbyterian Robert Rollock and graduated in 1594. He went to France and taught at Tours. He later became Professor of Philosophy (Arts) at Montauban, 1599-1604 and subsequently minister at Verteuil, 1604-6. He
1540-402: The king and his advisers expected, and was obliged to resign his office. But he was long enough in Glasgow to leave the impress of himself on some of the young men destined to distinction in the Church in after years. He was Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1615 to 1621 and the University of Edinburgh from 1622 to 1623. He was expelled from these positions due to his opposition to
1584-601: The public execution on 10 March 1615 of the Jesuit convert, John Ogilvie . Ogilvie, who was ostensibly tried for treachery, was of particular concern since he came from an upper class, Calvinist Scots family and studied at the Protestant University of Helmstedt before his conversion. His execution fed into the debate over James' proposed reforms or the Five Articles of Perth , which reflected long-standing divisions over
1628-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Boyd&oldid=1242226368 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1672-642: The university of Montauban in 1600. He still wanted to preach and in 1604 became minister for the Reformed Church in Verteuil-sur-Charente ; however, his scholastic reputation was such he was persuaded in 1605 to accept a position as Professor of Philosophy at the Academy of Saumur , then Professor of Divinity in 1608. Saumur was the centre of Amyraldism , a distinctive form of Calvinism taught by Moses Amyraut but inspired by John Cameron (1580–1625),
1716-457: Was a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford . He married Gloria L. Paulsen in 1949, and they had four children (Tim, Suzy, Peter and Andy). Boyd died from congestive heart failure at a nursing home in Philadelphia on September 20, 2019. Robert Boyd (university principal) Robert Boyd of Trochrig (1578–1627) was a Scottish theological writer, teacher and poet. He studied at
1760-404: Was a frustrating thing for us." By holding the press conference, Mankiewicz blew Boyd's and Hoyt's chances at an exclusive. On July 31, Eagleton withdrew. The incident raised "critical journalistic questions: Had Boyd and Hoyt, in an excess of caution, tossed away a major exclusive by insisting on total confirmation, or had they been rigorously responsible? Was the tip...just another dirty trick by
1804-542: Was appointed Principal of Glasgow University and he took up the post in January 1615. He was elected to Greyfriars' Parish, Edinburgh, 18 October 1622, with the Principalship of Edinburgh University in conjunction. He was demitted in 1623. He moved to Paisley and was admitted on 1 January 1626. He demitted in August that year, having been assaulted. He retired to Trochrig, and died in Edinburgh (where he had gone for medical advice) of
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1848-506: Was done except to exact a pledge from the Abercorn family to offer no further hindrance to the minister. There were calls to summon several of the women before Presbytery but nothing came of it. Shaken by this and suffering from ill-health, Boyd retired once more to Trochrig; he died in January 1627 while visiting Edinburgh. Boyd's major work was an elaborate 'Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians', not published until 1652 and described as
1892-476: Was forced to resign from Glasgow University; in October 1622, he was offered the position of Principal at Edinburgh University and Minister at Greyfriars Kirk . Both appointments were blocked by James; Edinburgh was the most important outlet in Scotland for public information and the kirk there was under huge pressure to appoint only ministers willing to conform. At the time of the previous minister's resignation,
1936-446: Was translated to Saumur in 1606 becoming Professor of Divinity there in 1608. He married at Saumur, May 1611, Anna, daughter of Sir Patrick Maliverne of Viniola, knight and they had children — Robert; John of Trochrig; Anne; Margaret and Janet. Only 2 children survived, John and Lucretia; after his death in 1627, she married George Sibbald, a long-time friend. She died sometime before 14 December 1654. King James VI saw to it that he
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