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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. ...King William's War
(Encyclopedia)King William's War: see French and Indian Wars. ...Hewlett Foundation
(Encyclopedia)Hewlett Foundation: see William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. ...Rutherford, Mark
(Encyclopedia)Rutherford, Mark, pseud. of William Hale White. ...Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baron: see Burghley. ...Ward, Bernard Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Ward, Bernard Nicholas: see Ward, William George. ...Daley, William Michael
(Encyclopedia)Daley, William Michael: see under Daley, Richard Joseph. ...Corcoran Gallery of Art
(Encyclopedia)Corcoran Gallery of Art: see under Corcoran, William Wilson. ...William of Occam
(Encyclopedia)William of Occam or Ockham both: ŏkˈəm [key], c.1285–c.1349, English scholastic philosopher. A Franciscan, Occam studied and taught at Oxford from c.1310 until 1324, when he was summoned to the p...Browse by Subject
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