|
William Church (artist)
{{hndis, Church, William ...
William Church may refer to: * William Church (inventor) (1778–1863), American inventor who patented a typesetting machine in 1822 *William Campbell Church (died 1915), Scottish rugby union player *William Conant Church (1836–1917), American journalist and soldier *William W. Church (1874–?), American football coach * Sir William Church, 1st Baronet (1837–1928), English physician * William S. Church (1858–?), American politician from New York See also *Church (surname) Church is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert T. Church (born 1947), Vice-Admiral in the United States Navy * Alfred John Church (1829–1912) an English classical scholar * Alonzo Church (1903–1995), logician, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Church (inventor)
Dr. William Church ( 1778–1863) was an American inventor who patented a typesetting machine in 1822, generally considered the first. While living in Boston, he patented the Church Typesetting Machine in England, consisting of a keyboard on which each key released a piece of type of the corresponding letter stored in channels in a magazine.Huss, Richard E. (1976). ''Dr. Church's "Hoax": An Assessment of Dr. William Church's Typographical Inventions in which is enunciated Church's Law.'' Graphic Crafts, Inc. At some time after this, he moved to Bordesley Green near Birmingham in England, presumably to promote his patent. He was a prolific inventor, taking out numerous patents for methods of button making, nail making, metal working, smelting iron, spinning and other branches of engineering. In 1824 he patented a printing machine which positioned the paper sheets more accurately. He turned his attention to steam engines, with a patent in 1829 for marine engines and associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Campbell Church
Capt. William Campbell Church (5 August 1883 – 28 June 1915) was a Scottish rugby union player. Early life Church was born in Partick, Glasgow, to William Reginald Monteith Church, a chartered accountant and stockbroker, and Christina Ainslie Church. He was educated at Glasgow Academy but left for Switzerland in 1902. He was educated at South African College. Rugby Union career Amateur career He moved back to Scotland to attend university, where he played for Glasgow Academicals. He played on the wing for rugby union side. Provincial career He was capped by Glasgow District in 1906. International career Church was capped for in 1906. He was also selected to play against New Zealand but he declined this. Military career He was killed in action in World War I while serving with the Cameronians during the Gallipoli campaign.Bath, p. 109 He is on the Helles Memorial for the missing at Gallipoli. References External links "An entire team wiped out by the Great War" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Conant Church
William Conant Church (August 11, 1836 – May 23, 1917) was an American journalist and soldier. He was the co-founder and second president of the National Rifle Association. Life and work Church was born in Rochester, New York on August 11, 1836, to the Reverend Pharcellus Church. He was educated in the Boston Latin School. While still a youth, he helped his father edit and publish the ''New York Chronicle''.. In 1860, he became publisher of '' The Sun'' and of the '' New York Chronicle''. In 1861–62 he was Washington correspondent of ''The'' ''New York Times''. He resigned his journalistic position on his appointment as captain in the United States Volunteers in 1862, and served for one year, receiving brevets of major and lieutenant colonel. In 1863, he and his brother, Francis Pharcellus Church, established ''The Army and Navy Journal'', which published under various names for 151 years, ending its run in 2014 as ''Armed Forces Journal''. In 1866, the pair founded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William W
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Church, 1st Baronet
Sir William Selby Church, 1st Baronet, (4 December 1837 – 28 April 1928) was a successful British physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital, president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1899 to 1905 and president of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1907 to 1909 and also in 1893 (having briefly served after the death of Sir Andrew Clark, 1st Baronet earlier that year). He is best remembered for his ability to direct policy of the associations he belonged to. Biography Church was born in 1837, the son of John Church. He was educated at Harrow School, where he was captain of the cricket team and then went to Oxford University followed by a placement at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He was appointed a Physician to the St Bartholomew's Hospital and to the Royal General Dispensary. He was elected president of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society in 1893 to replace Sir Andrew Clark, who had died in office. Church was created a baronet, of Woodside in the Parish of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William S
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
