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Courtenay, William
(Encyclopedia) Courtenay, WilliamCourtenay, Williamkôrtˈnē [key], c.1342–1396, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury (1381–96). He was important for his condemnation of the doctrines of Wyclif…William of Malmesbury
(Encyclopedia) William of MalmesburyWilliam of Malmesburymämzˈbərē [key], c.1096–1143, English writer, monk of Malmesbury. His most important work is the Gesta regum Anglorum, a history of the kings…Frederick William I
(Encyclopedia) Frederick William I, 1688–1740, king of Prussia (1713–40), son and successor of Frederick I. He continued the administrative reforms and the process of centralization begun by…Halsted, William Stewart
(Encyclopedia) Halsted, William StewartHalsted, William Stewarthôlˈstĭd [key], 1852–1922, American surgeon, b. New York City, M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1877. He practiced in New York…William the Lion
(Encyclopedia) William the Lion, 1143–1214, king of Scotland (1165–1214), brother and successor of Malcolm IV. Determined to recover Northumbria (lost to England in 1157), he supported the rebellion…Percy Bysshe Shelley: To Mary
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Witch of AtlasTo Mary (On Her Objecting to the Following Poem, Upon the Score of Its Containing No Human Interest). How, my dear Mary,—are you critic-bitten…Rayleigh, John William Strutt, 3d Baron
(Encyclopedia) Rayleigh, John William Strutt, 3d BaronRayleigh, John William Strutt, 3d Baronrāˈlē [key], 1842–1919, English physicist. He was professor at Cambridge (1879–84) and at the Royal…Windham, William
(Encyclopedia) Windham, WilliamWindham, Williamwĭnˈdəm [key], 1750–1810, British politician. Elected to Parliament in 1784, he was a friend of Edmund Burke, whom he assisted in the impeachment of…Falconer, William
(Encyclopedia) Falconer, WilliamFalconer, Williamfôkˈnər [key], 1732–69, Scottish poet. The victim of a shipwreck off Greece, he described his ordeal in a long, didactic poem, The Shipwreck (1762).…Eggleston, William
(Encyclopedia) Eggleston, William (William Joseph Eggleston, Jr.), 1939–, American photographer credited with establishing color photography as an art form, b. Memphis Tenn. His early work in black…Trending
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