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Seidman, L. William
(Encyclopedia)Seidman, L. William (Lewis William Seidman) sēdˈmən [key], 1921–2009, U.S. government official and accountant, b. Grand Rapids, Mich., grad. Dartmouth (A.B., 1943), Harvard (LL.B., 1948), Univ. o...Somers, John Somers, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Somers, John Somers or Sommers, Baron sŭmˈərz [key], 1651–1716, English jurist and statesman. In the Glorious Revolution he secured Parliament's acceptance of the official statement that James II...Henry I, king of England
(Encyclopedia)Henry I, 1068–1135, king of England (1100–1135), youngest son of William I. He was called Henry Beauclerc because he could write. He quarreled with his elder brothers, William II of England and Ro...James, William
(Encyclopedia)James, William, 1842–1910, American philosopher, b. New York City, M.D. Harvard, 1869; son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James. In 1872 he joined the ...sweet William
(Encyclopedia)sweet William: see pink.Hathaway, Anne
(Encyclopedia)Hathaway, Anne: see Shakespeare, William. ...Ledbetter, Huddie William
(Encyclopedia)Ledbetter, Huddie William: see Leadbelly. ...A. E.
(Encyclopedia)A. E.: see Russell, George William. ...Porter, William Sydney
(Encyclopedia)Porter, William Sydney: see O. Henry. ...Pickering, William
(Encyclopedia)Pickering, William: see Whittingham, Charles. ...Browse by Subject
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