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Williams, Bill

(Encyclopedia)Williams, Bill: see Williams, William Sherley. ...

Prescott, William Hickling

(Encyclopedia)Prescott, William Hickling, 1796–1859, American historian, b. Salem, Mass. He entered his father's law office, but was compelled by a serious eye injury to abandon law. He received medical attention...

Golding, William

(Encyclopedia)Golding, William (Sir William Gerald Golding), 1911–93, English novelist, grad. Oxford (B.A. 1934). Praised for his highly imaginative and original writings, Golding was basically concerned with the...

Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia)Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst von bĕrnˈhärt hīnˈrĭkh märˈtĭn fŭrst fən büˈlō [key], 1849–1929, German chancellor. He held many diplomatic posts before he became, through the...

Wilson, William Lyne

(Encyclopedia)Wilson, William Lyne, 1843–1900, American legislator, cabinet member, and university president, b. Jefferson co., Va. (now in W.Va.). He was a private in the Confederate army in the Civil War, and a...

Lee, Rooney

(Encyclopedia)Lee, Rooney: see Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh. ...

Hewlett Foundation

(Encyclopedia)Hewlett Foundation: see William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. ...

Rutherford, Mark

(Encyclopedia)Rutherford, Mark, pseud. of William Hale White. ...
 

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