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Howard Williams (martial Artist) (born 1950), British political scientist and philosopher
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Howard Williams may refer to: *Howard Williams (humanitarian) (1837–1931), English humanitarianism and vegetarianism activist *Howard Williams (archaeologist), British archaeologist *Howard Williams (TV presenter), British TV presenter with Basil Brush glove puppet *Howard Williams (conductor) (1947), British opera, orchestral and choral conductor * Howard Williams (ceramist) (1935), New Zealand ceramist and art writer * Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams (1927–2012), American singer and television host * Howard Earl "Howie" Williams (1927–2004), American basketball player *Howard Lloyd Williams Howard Williams FLSW is a Welsh political philosopher and Honorary Distinguished Professor at Cardiff University. He is known for his works on German philosophy. Howard Williams was appointed Honorary Distinguished Professor at Cardiff Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Williams (humanitarian)
Howard Williams (6 January 1837 – 21 September 1931) was an English humanitarianism and vegetarianism activist, and writer. He was noted for authoring '' The Ethics of Diet'', a history of vegetarianism, which was influential on the Victorian vegetarian movement. Biography Williams was a born on 6 January 1837, in Whatley, Mendip, the fifth son of the Reverend Hamilton John Williams and Margaret Sophia; one of his older brothers was the priest and animal rights and vegetarianism activist Henry John Williams.Gregory, James. (2007). ''Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-Century Britain''. Tauris Academic Studies. p. 109. He was home educated, then went on to study history at St John's College, Cambridge; he earned his BA in 1860 and MA in 1863. Williams married Eliza Smith on 20 November 1860; she died around 1906. Williams' first book was published in 1865, entitled ''The Superstitions of Witchcraft''. Williams became a vegetarian in 1872 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Williams (archaeologist)
Howard M. R. Williams is a British archaeologist and academic who is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Chester in England. His research focuses on the study of death, burial and memory in Early Medieval Britain. Biography Williams obtained a BSc from the University of Sheffield, and later attended the University of Reading where he received a MS and a PhD. degree. He has taught archaeology at Trinity College Carmarthen, Cardiff University and the University of Exeter, and since 2008 at the University of Chester. Williams's research focuses on the archaeology of Early Medieval Britain. He has published scholarly journals, books, and co-published books on the archaeology of Medieval Britain, death and burial, Vikings, and landscapes and memory. In 2017 Williams co-founded the Offa's Dyke Collaboratory: an initiative to build momentum for new research into Offa's Dyke, Wat's Dyke and their landscape contexts. The Collaboratory also involves the Clwyd-Powys Archaeol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Williams (TV Presenter)
Howard Williams(1942-2003) Williams worked with the Basil Brush character on the ''Basil Brush Show''. Williams was a disc jockey with Radio Luxembourg Radio Luxembourg was a multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg. It is known in most non-English languages as RTL (for Radio Television Luxembourg). The English-language service of Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earlies ... for a year. References British television presenters Possibly living people 1942 births {{England-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Williams (conductor)
William Howard Williams (born 25 April 1947) is a British conductor, whose international career has ranged from opera and ballet to orchestral and choral work. He conducts throughout Europe, and has especial links with Hungary since his appointment in 1989 as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Pannon Philharmonic (formerly Pécs Symphony) Orchestra. Education and career Howard Williams was educated at New College School, where he was a chorister from 1955 to 1960, then at The King's School, Canterbury, New College, Oxford, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) and Liverpool University. While still at school he studied the piano with Ronald Smith and the violin with Clarence Myerscough. Studying Music at Oxford, he began to conduct student orchestras and choirs, including the Schola Cantorum of Oxford. At Guildhall he studied on the Advanced Conducting Course, going on to take a B.Mus. at Liverpool University. While at Liverpool he was Assistant Conduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Williams (ceramist)
Howard Williams (born 1935) is a New Zealand ceramicist and art writer. In 1971 Williams founded the Karanga Ceramic Studio at Silverdale in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po .... He is a member of the New Zealand Society of Potters Inc and current chair of the Albany Village Charitable Arts Trust. Williams is the editor of the ''New Zealand Pottery Workbook'', a practical guide for pottery making . He is the editor of ''Then and Now: NZ Potters Miscellany 1963-2009'' and ''New Zealand Potter''. References 1935 births New Zealand ceramicists New Zealand potters Living people {{NewZealand-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted ''The Andy Williams Show'', a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971, along with numerous TV specials. ''The Andy Williams Show'' won three Emmy Awards. He sold more than 45 million records worldwide, including more than 10 million certified units in the United States. Williams was active in the music industry for over 70 years until his death from bladder cancer in 2012, at the age of 84. Early life and education Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, to Florence (''née'' Finley) and Jay Emerson Williams, who worked in insurance and the post office. While living in Cheviot, Ohio, Williams attended Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He finished high school at University High School, in West Los Angeles, because of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Williams (basketball)
Howard Earl "Howie" Williams (October 29, 1927 – December 25, 2004) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Williams played collegiately at Purdue University where he was a 2x All-Big Ten guard (1948–49, 1949–50); he was selected as the Purdue team MVP in his junior and senior seasons and as Team Captain in 1949-50; posting a career total of 735 points (10.0 game avg). He led the Big Ten Conference in Free Throw Percentage (85.7%) for the 1948-49 season. He was a 3rd Round pick of the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1950 NBA draft but chose instead to sign a contract with the Peoria Caterpillars of the American Athletic Union and the National Industrial Basketball League. The Caterpillars finished 4th in the NIBL but won the National AAU title (the first of three consecutive titles), knocking off the regular season champions, the Phillips Oilers in the semi-finals on Williams last second bucket. Williams and the rest of the Caterpillar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
