Researching Robert Kane
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The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Kane on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Kane and the Kane Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kane Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kane family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 11674 people with the Kane surname in the UK? Kane is now ranked number 495 for popularity in the UK. |
Kane Family Tree Databases
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Kane Forums
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Some Famous People called Robert Kane
Robert Kane (philosopher)
Robert Hilary Kane (born 1938, Boston) is an American philosopher. He is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, and is currently on phased retirement.
He is the author of Free Will and Values (1985), Through the Moral Maze (1994), and The Significance of Free Will (1996: awarded the 1996 Robert W. Hamilton Faculty Book Award). He also edited the Oxford Handbook of Free Will (2004) and has published many articles in the philosophy of mind and action, ethics, the theory of values and philosophy of religion.
Source: Robert Kane (philosopher), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Kane (sports administrator)
Robert Kane (1911–1992) was a sports administrator.
Kane attended Ithaca High School and Cornell University, where he established himself as a sprinter. As a senior at Cornell, he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society.
In 1936, Kane was the manager of the U.S. Olympic track team. He became Acting Director of Cornell Athletics from 1941 to 1944 and then served as the Director of Cornell Athletics from 1944 to 1971, succeeding James Lynah. Kane served as the Dean of Physical Education and Athletics before from 1971 to 1976. Kane was also a leader of national and international influence who capped three decades in the Olympic movement as president of the United States Olympic Committee from 1977 to 1980. He founded the National Sports Festival, later renamed the U.S. Olympic Festival. Kane received the Olympic Order in silver in 1982 and was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986.
Kane is also the author of Good Sports: A History of Cornell Athletics.
Source: Robert Kane (sports administrator), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kane
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