Rector
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
Rector (academia), a senior official in an educational institution
Rector of the University of Aberdeen
Rector of the University of Dundee
Rector of the University of Edinburgh
Rector of the University of Glasgow
Rector of the University of St Andrews
Rector (politics)
Rector (Ragusa), an official in the government of the Republic of Ragusa
Rector (Islam) – the leading official of the Grand Mosque of Paris and of some other mosques
Surname
Rector (surname)
David the Rector (1745–1824), Georgian pedagogue
Places
United States
Rector, Arkansas, city
Rector, Missouri, extinct town
Rector, Pennsylvania, unincorporated community
Rector Reservoir, a reservoir in Napa Valley, California
Other
Rector Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway
Rector Street (BMT Broadway Line), a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway
Rector Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line), a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line
Rector Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line), IRT station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Lower Manhattan
Rector Street (Manhattan), a street in the financial district of New York City
Rector High School, a public high school in Rector, Arkansas, United States
Rector House, a historic house in Heber Springs, Arkansas
Rector Log Barn, a historic barn in rural Izard County, Arkansas
Rector Road Bridge, a historic truss bridge in Denton, Texas.
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