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Alexander Williams (writer)
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Alexander Williams may refer to: *Alexander Williams (artist) (1846–1930), Irish painter *Alexander Williams (cartoonist) (born 1967), animator and cartoonist *Alexander S. Williams (1839–1917), NYPD police inspector *Alexander Williams Jr. (born 1948), U.S. federal judge * Alexander B. Williams (1815–?), American merchant and politician from New York * Alexander Williams (British Army officer) (1910–1994), British Army general See also *Sandy Williams (Alexander Balos Williams, 1906–1991), American trombonist * Alex Williams (other) * Al Williams (other) * Alexander (other) *Williams (other) *William Alexander (other) William or Bill Alexander may refer to: Literature *William Alexander (poet) (1808–1875), American poet and author *William Alexander (journalist and author) (1826–1894), Scottish journalist and author *William Alexander (author) (born 1976), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Williams (artist)
Alexander Williams RHA (21 April 1846 – 15 November 1930) was an Irish landscape and marine painter. He was also an ornithologist, taxidermist, and professional singer. Early life and family Alexander Williams was born at the house of his aunt on The Diamond in Monaghan Town on 21 April 1846. His father was William Williams, a hatter. He attended Drogheda Grammar School. He was raised in Drogheda in County Louth, where the family lived over the family business, a hatters and shop. The Williams had been hatters for a number of generations, dating back to an ancestor who settled in Ireland in the 1600s from Glamorganshire who was a felter. In 1860 the family moved to Dublin, living at May 1860 to 19 Bayview Avenue, North Strand, Dublin. The Williams first Dublin hat shop was on Westmoreland Street. Williams married Kitty Gray on 4 April 1881 in St Peter's, Aungier Street. She was the daughter of George Gray, vicar choral of Westminster Abbey, Armagh Cathedral, and St Patrick's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Williams (cartoonist)
Alexander Williams (born 18 October 1967 in London) is an English film cartoonist and animator. He is the son of animator Richard Williams. He has worked on many animated films, and is the author of the ''Queen's Counsel'' cartoon strip in ''The Times'', for which he was awarded the Cartoon Art Trust Award for Strip Cartooning in October 2017. Early life Williams was born in London in 1967, the son of Canadian animator Richard Williams. He played the voice of Tiny Tim in his father's 1971 television adaptation of ''A Christmas Carol''.Anderson, Ross, ''Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat'', University Press of Mississippi (2019), p.86 He was educated at Westminster School, Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and Merton College, Oxford. Career In 1987 Williams was 20 years old and in his first year of studies at the University of Oxford when he started work as an in-betweener on ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', working under animator Simon Wells and later as an assistant animator to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander S
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Williams Jr
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Williams (British Army Officer)
Major General Edward Alexander Wilmot Williams, (8 June 1910 – 2 November 1994) was a British Army officer who served in the Second World War and later commanded the 2nd Division from 1960 to 1962. Military career Alexander Williams was born on 8 June 1910 in Herringston House, Dorchester, Dorset, England, the son of Captain Berkeley Cole Wilmot Williams, a British Army officer, and the Hon. Winifred Mary Williams, the elder daughter of the second Lord Addington. He was educated at Eton College before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) on 28 August 1930. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion, KRRC, then serving in Tidworth, Wiltshire, before the battalion moved in 1932 to Northern Ireland. Promoted to lieutenant on 28 August 1933, the 2nd KRRC returned to England in 1935. Williams, along with the battalion, now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Evelyn Barker, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Williams
Alexander Balos Williams (October 24, 1906 – March 25, 1991) was an American jazz trombonist, perhaps best known for playing with the premier big bands of his day, especially the Chick Webb orchestra. Williams also recorded extensively with Ella Fitzgerald. Early life The son of a preacher, Williams was born in Summerville, South Carolina. The family of thirteen moved to Washington D.C. when Williams was very young however, the siblings lost their parents six months apart and were sent to an St. Joseph's Industrial School, an orphanage in Delaware. There he joined the school band, but was put on tuba rather than trombone despite his requests. He began taking private lessons while attending Armstrong High School and occasionally played with his professor's sons. Williams played with several bands before he started playing with the Lincoln Theater pit band. Career His admiration of Fletcher Henderson strongly influenced Williams jazz musicianship which received notice locally. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Williams (other) (bor ...
Alex Williams may refer to: * Alex Williams (actor), Australian actor * Alex Williams (alpine skier), American alpine skier * Alex Williams (footballer, born 1961), English goalkeeper * Alex Williams (footballer, born 1983), Scottish striker * Alexander Williams (cartoonist), animator and cartoonist * Alexander S. Williams, NYPD police inspector * Alexander Williams, Jr. (born 1948), U.S. federal judge * Alex Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules football player for Fremantle in the AFLW * Alex Williams, co-author of '' Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work'' See also * Alex (other) * Williams (other) * Alexander Williams (other) *Alex Willian Alex Willian Costa e Silva (born 18 March 1988 in Piquete, São Paulo), known as Alex Willian, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Alex Willian made his professional debut for Santos in the Campeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Williams (other)
Al Williams may refer to: * Al Williams (1930s pitcher) (1914–1969), Major League Baseball pitcher * Al Williams (1940s pitcher), Negro league baseball pitcher * Al Williams (basketball) (1948–2007), American basketball player * Al Williams (wrestler), American professional wrestler *Al Williams (pianist) (1919–1998), American jazz pianist * Al Williams (politician) (born 1947), American politician in Georgia * Al Williams (author), blogger for ''Dr. Dobb's Journal ''Dr. Dobb's Journal'' (''DDJ'') was a monthly magazine published in the United States by UBM Technology Group, part of UBM plc, UBM. It covered topics aimed at computer programmers. When launched in 1976, DDJ was the first regular periodical focu ...'' and '' Hackaday'' * Al Williams (aviator), 1930s display pilot of Grumman F3F * Al Williams (gridiron football) (born 1961), football player * Albert Lynn Williams (1911–1982), American business executive See also * Alan Williams (other) * Albert Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander (other)
Alexander is a male given name. Alexander may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Alexander'' (1996 film), a Tamil action film * ''Alexander'' (2004 film), an epic about Alexander the Great directed by Oliver Stone * ''Alexander'' (2008 film), a Russian historical film about Alexander Nevsky Gaming * ''Alexander'' (video game), a real-time strategy game * '' Rome: Total War: Alexander'', a PC game Music * ''Alexander'' (soundtrack), the Vangelis score of the 2004 film ''Alexander'' * ''Alexander'' (Alex Ebert album), 2011 * "Alexander" (song), a 2013 song by Rey Pila * "Alexander", a 1971 song by Jeannette van Zutphen Fictional characters * Alexander, a ''Peppa Pig'' character Businesses * Gebr. Alexander, a German manufacturer of musical instruments, founded in 1782 * Alexander Aircraft Company, an aircraft manufacturer in Colorado, U.S., in 1925 * Alexander Patent Racket Company, an Australian sports equipment manufacturer, founded in 1925 * Walter Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams (other)
Williams may refer to: People * Williams (surname), a surname English in origin, but popular in Wales, 3rd most common in the United Kingdom Places Astronomy * Williams (lunar crater) * Williams (Martian crater) Australia *Williams, Western Australia *Shire of Williams United States * Williams Gap, a mountain pass in Nebraska Communities: *Williams, Arizona *Williams, California, in Colusa County *Williams, Adams County, Indiana *Williams, Lawrence County, Indiana *Williams, Iowa *Williams, Minnesota *Williams, Nebraska *Williams, Oregon *Williams, South Carolina *Williams County, North Dakota *Williams County, Ohio *Williams Township, Michigan *Williams Township, Minnesota *Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania *Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania *Williams Bay, Wisconsin *Williams Center, Ohio *Williams Creek, Indiana Facilities: *Williams Gateway Airport, Arizona **Williams Air Force Base, former U.S. Air Force base, a predecessor to Williams Gat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
