Harris

Canadian family of artists of British birth. The brothers (1) Robert Harris and (2) William Critchlow Harris moved with their family to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in 1856. Robert pursued a career as a portrait painter, working in Europe and Canada. William Critchlow practised as an architect in Canada, mainly in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The careers of the two brothers rarely coincided, one exception being All Souls Chapel (1888) in Charlottetown, a characteristic Gothic Revival work designed by William Critchlow and decorated with 18 paintings by Robert.

The following members have entries:

• Robert Harris
• William Critchlow Harris

See the Abbreviations for further details.

The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
  Synonym: Townsend Harris

Meaning #2: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
  Synonyms: Frank Harris, James Thomas Harris

Meaning #3: British Marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
  Synonyms: Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris

Meaning #4: publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
  Synonym: Benjamin Harris

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Contents 1 People 2 Music 3 Title 4 Buildings 5 Companies 6 Education 7 Other uses 8 See also

Harris may refer to:

In Canada:

• Harris, Ontario
• Harris, Saskatchewan

In Scotland:

• Harris, Outer Hebrides - (also sometimes called the Isle of Harris)

In the United States:

• Harris, California
• Harris, Indiana
• Harris, Iowa
• Harris, Kansas
• Harris, Michigan
• Harris, Minnesota
• Harris, Missouri
• Harris, Wisconsin

Elsewhere

• Harris, Montserrat

See also: Harrisburg (disambiguation), Harrison, Harrisonburg, Harrisville, Harris County, Harris Lake (disambiguation), Harris Mountain, and Harris Township

People

• Harris (name), a family name
• Harris (rapper) (born 1976), a German rapper
• Harris (Porridge), a character from the UK sitcom Porridge

Music

• Harris (band), an American rock band

Title

• Baron Harris, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Buildings

• Harris Building, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
• Harris Museum, Preston, Lancashire, England
• Harris Theater (Chicago), US
• Harris Theater (Pittsburgh), US

Companies

• Harris Bank, an American subsidiary of Bank of Montreal
• Harris Corporation, an American electronics corporation
• Harris Department Store, a defunct American retail chain
• Harris Farm Markets, an Australian grocery chain
• Harris Interactive, an American market research company
• Harris Performance Products, an English motorcycle racing manufacturer
• Harris Publications, an American comic and magazine publishing company
• Harris Technology, an Australian company

Education

• Harris Academy, a secondary school in Dundee, Scotland
• Harris Federation, a federation of secondary schools in South London, England
  • Harris Academy, several Harris Federation schools
• Harris-Stowe State University, Missouri

Other uses

• Harris affine region detector, an algorithm
• Harris Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus, a bird of prey
• Harris operator, a corner detection algorithm
• Harris train, a type of train on the Melbourne metropolitan railway
• Harris Tweed, a luxury cloth handwoven by islanders in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, using local wool.
• Mrs. Harris, a television film

See also

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