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William Eyre (minister)
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William Eyre may refer to: *William Eyre (died 1629), MP for Heytesbury and Wiltshire *William Eyre (leveller) (''fl''. 1634–1675), English Parliamentary army officer in the English Civil War and a Leveller *William Eyre of Neston (''fl''. 1642–1660), parliamentarian army officer and politician * William Eyre (lieutenant-colonel) (died 1765), Battle of Lake George, Battle of Carillon *Sir William Eyre (British Army officer) (1805–1859), general in the British Army * William Eyre (painter) (1891–1979), English landscape painter *Rev. William Leigh Williamson Eyre (1841–1914), English naturalist and mycologist *Willie Eyre (born 1978), baseball player See also *Eyre (surname) Eyre is a surname with legendary origin from the Norman conquest of England. Origin The legend of the person who was the founder of the Eyre and Ayre families, and who was supposedly previously known by the surname "Truelove" (or "True Love"), is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Word-sense disambiguation (WSD) is the process of identifying which word sense, sense of a word is meant in a sentence (linguistics), sentence or other segment of context (language use), context. In human language processing in the brain, language processing and cognition, it is usually subconscious/automatic but can often come to consciousness, conscious attention when ambiguity impairs clarity of communication, given the pervasive polysemy in natural language. In computational linguistics, it is an open problem that affects other computer-related writing, such as discourse, improving relevance of search engines, anaphora resolution, coherence (linguistics), coherence, and inference. Given that natural language requires reflection of neurological reality, as shaped by the abilities provided by the brain's biological neural network, neural networks, computer science has had a long-term challenge in developing the ability in computers to do natural language processing and machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eyre (died 1629)
Sir William Eyre (1 January 1556 – 24 August 1629), of Great Chalfield, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was the only son of John Eyre of Wedhampton, Northcombe, and Great Chalfield. He succeeded his father in 1581 and was knighted in 1592. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ... in 1597 and for Heytesbury in 1604. He was selected High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1591–92. He married three times and was succeeded by his son Sir John, courtier and ambassador, who sold Great Chalfield to the Mayor of London. References 1556 births 1629 deaths People from Wiltshire Knights Bachelor English MPs 1597–1598 English MPs 1604–1611 {{17thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eyre (leveller)
William Eyre ('' fl''. 1634–1675), was an English Parliamentary army officer in the English Civil War and a Leveller. Early life Eyre's origins are unknown, but Paul Hardacre writing in the ODNB suggests that as he held a captain's rank in the Parliamentary cavalry in the First English Civil War, but started as a sergeant, he may have come from a rural middling sort–one of Cromwell's "plain, russet-coated captain ...". In ''The Serious Representation'' (which he wrote in 1649 while a prisoner in Oxford), he states that in the middle of the 1630s he was forced to leave England for New-England because he opposed the Service Book. First Civil War In 1642 Eyre was a sergeant in Denzil Holles's regiment, and fought at Battle of Edgehill. Just over three weeks later he was with the regiment when it was destroyed by a detachment of the Royalist army under the command of Prince Rupert at Battle of Brentford. Eyre joined the Eastern Association and was commissioned by Oliver Cromw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eyre Of Neston
:''Sometimes confused with his contemporary William Eyre (leveller)'' William Eyre of Neston, Wiltshire ('' fl''. 1642–1660), was a parliamentarian army officer and politician. Eyre fought for the parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. He may have risen from the rank of captain of foot to colonel (the latter rank probably being held in the Wiltshire militia). On 29 November 1648 he was returned as the member of parliament for Chippenham and was admitted to the Rump Parliament on 15 January 1649. At the end of the Protectorate, the restored Rump commissioned him colonel of a regiment of foot previously commanded by John Lambert. However, along with other officers who General George Monck George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle JP KG PC (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier, who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Commonwealth, his support was cruc ... believed to be unsympathetic to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eyre (lieutenant-colonel)
William Eyre (died 1764) was an officer in the British Army during the French and Indian Wars. Early life Eyre served in the Royal Engineers during the Jacobite rising of 1745 and the War of the Austrian Succession.I.K. Steele (1974), "Eyre, William", ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', University of Toronto Press, vol. 3, pp. 214–215. North America Eyre came to North America in 1755 as a captain in 44th Foot. He was sent by General Edward Braddock to support to attend General William Johnson as military Engineer upon his expedition to erect Forts on the Hudson, at the foot of Lake George, and at Crown-Point. He was also made quartermaster general and director of artillery for the campaign, making three roles he filled as the only British regular officer in the otherwise American colonial militia and Mohawk Indian army of General Johnson. Eyre's planned Fort Lyman – later renamed Fort Edward – under orders from General Phineas Lyman. During the Battle of Lake G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eyre (British Army Officer)
Major General Sir William Eyre KCB (21 October 1805 – 18 September 1859) was an officer in the British Army. Biography Eyre was the younger son of Vice-Admiral Sir George Eyre. He was educated at Rugby School; commissioned as an ensign in 1823. He received a company in the 73rd Regiment in 1829. Ten years later he was a major.H. M. Stephens, 'Eyre, Sir William (1805–1859)’, rev. James Lunt, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 ;online edn, Jan 200Retrieved 30 July 2010/ref> He served in Cape Frontier War of 1847 and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel the same year. In the Cape Frontier War of 1851 he defeated the Xhosha at the battle of Quibigui River and the battle of Committees Hill. In 1852 he commanded the right wing in the punitive attack on Moshoeshoe I at Berea in Basutoland. The same year he was appointed Companion of the Bath, served as '' aide-de-camp'' to Queen Victoria, and was promoted to colonel. In 1854 he commanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eyre (painter)
William Eyre (1891–1979) was an English landscape painter. He exhibited at the Croydon Art Society for 20 years but travelled extensively. From early on it the 1970s he lived in North Wales and continued to paint and exhibit. Eyre was a most accomplished artist working in both oil and watercolour. His work is often compared to Edward Seago Edward Brian Seago, RBA, ARWS, RWS (31 March 1910 – 19 January 1974) was an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours. Early life The son of a coal merchant, Seago was born in Norwich and attended Norwich School. He was a se .... File:William Eyre 16.jpg, On the River Stour References 20th-century English painters English male painters 1891 births 1979 deaths 20th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Leigh Williamson Eyre
Reverend William Leigh Williamson Eyre (17 March 1841 – 25 October 1914) was an English mycologist and naturalist. Background and education W.L.W. Eyre was born in Padbury, Buckinghamshire. He was educated for the merchant navy and worked as a seaman until his religious convictions led him to enter Lichfield Theological College to study for Holy Orders. He was ordained in 1865 and became curate of a number of English parishes before being appointed, in 1875, rector of Swarraton and vicar of Northington, Hampshire, where he remained for the rest of his life. Natural history and mycology Rev. Eyre had a long-standing interest in natural history. He was a member of the Hampshire Field Club and took an interest in local plants, especially species of the genus ''Rubus'', and in land and freshwater molluscs. His botanical and conchological collections were eventually left to Haslemere Museum in Surrey, where they remain today. He also joined the Woolhope Club, as a result o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Eyre
William Mays Eyre (born July 21, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles. Baseball career High school & college Eyre was All-State at Cyprus High School (UT). In and , he was an All-America selection playing outfield at the College of Eastern Utah. Minnesota Twins Eyre was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins. From 1999 to , Eyre made his way through the Twins' minor league system, playing for the Elizabethton Twins, Quad City River Bandits, Fort Myers Miracle, New Britain Rock Cats, Phoenix Desert Dogs (Arizona Fall League), and Rochester Red Wings. He made his major league debut for the Twins on April 6, 2006, but was nontendered by the Twins on December 12, 2006, making him a free agent. Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers signed Eyre to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Eyre had Tommy John surgery in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
