Napier

39°29S 176°58E, pop (2000e) 57 000. Seaport in Hawke's Bay on the E coast of North Island, New Zealand; largely destroyed by earthquake in 1931; much of the business area rebuilt in Art Deco style; a modern seaside city built largely on reclaimed land; airfield; railway; centre of a rich farming area; electronics, food processing, trade in wool, meat, fruit, pulp, tobacco.

"Napier" is a Scottish clan and appears part of the name of the following people:

John Napier (1550–1617), mathematician, the inventor of the logarithm in Western mathematics. Richard Napier (1590-1634), Astrologer Colonel George Napier (1751--1804) descendant of the Scottish family of mathematician fame. Father of three brothers who were known in the Peninsular War as "Wellington's Colonels" Sir Charles James Napier (1782--1853), son of George, Commander-in-Chief in India Sir George Thomas Napier (1784--1855), son of George, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the Cape Colony Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1785--1860), son of George, historian of the Peninsular war Sir Charles Napier (naval officer) (1786--1860), nephew of George, Admiral, politician William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier (1786--1834), Royal Navy officer, politician, and diplomat Robert Napier (engineer) (1791-1876), Scottish marine engineer, see Cunard Steamship Lines Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810--1890) Commander-in-Chief in India. Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, KT (1819 - 1898) Frederick Napier, Governor of New South Wales 1909-1913 David Napier, son James Napier, and grandson Montague Napier of the precision engineering business Napier &

"Napier" is the name of several fictional characters, including:

Carson Napier, fictional hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Venus series. Jack Napier, fictional villain from Batman Sean Napier, fictional character in Exosquad

"Napier University" is a university in Edinburgh, Scotland, named for the mathematician.

"Napier" is the name of several places in the world, including:

Napier, New Zealand, which includes the Port of Napier, (named after Sir Charles James Napier) Napier Field, Alabama, United States Napier Township, Pennsylvania, United States Napier, Western Cape, South Africa Electoral district of Napier, a state electoral district in South Australia Mount Napier, a volcano in Victoria, Australia Napier Mountains, a group of peaks in Antarctica

Other uses of "Napier" includes:

Napier & Napier's constant - it is e - base of natural logarithm (see John Napier above) Elephant Grass or Napier Grass Napier88 - a programming language named after the mathematician.