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Wickham, William of

(Encyclopedia)Wickham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...

William Henry, Fort

(Encyclopedia)William Henry, Fort: see Fort William Henry. ...

William of Longchamp

(Encyclopedia)William of Longchamp: see Longchamp, William of. ...

Wykeham, William of

(Encyclopedia)Wykeham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...

William the Conqueror

(Encyclopedia)William the Conqueror: see William I, king of England. ...

Alexander, Sir William

(Encyclopedia)Alexander, Sir William, d. 1640: see Stirling, William Alexander, earl of. ...

Fitzmaurice, William Petty

(Encyclopedia)Fitzmaurice, William Petty: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of. ...

Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia)Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess of dălho͞oˈzē, –houˈ– [key], 1812–60, British statesman. After serving as president of the Board of Trade (1845–47) he was governor-gene...

Rogers, William Barton

(Encyclopedia)Rogers, William Barton, 1804–82, American geologist and educator, b. Philadelphia, grad. William and Mary, 1822. He was professor of geology at William and Mary (1828–35) and at the Univ. of Virgi...

Frederick William II

(Encyclopedia)Frederick William II, 1744–97, king of Prussia (1786–97), nephew and successor of Frederick II (Frederick the Great). He had the power but lacked the ability of his distinguished predecessors. He ...