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William Gillies (other)
William Gillies may refer to: *William Gillies (Australian politician) (1868–1928), Premier of Queensland in 1925 *William Gillies (Scottish politician) (1865–1932), co-founder of the National Party of Scotland * William Gillies (sport shooter) (1914–1986), Scottish shooter who represented Hong Kong at the Olympics * William George Gillies (1898–1973), Scottish landscape and still life painter *William S. Gillies (1911–2000), United States artist *William King Gillies (1875–1952), Scottish educator and academic author See also * Billy Gillies, Northern Irish disc jockey *William Gilly William Frank Gilly is an American biologist specializing in the study of cephalopods. He works at ''Gilly Lab'', Hopkins Marine Station, in Monterey County, as a professor of biology, at Stanford University and was involved with the television spe ..., biologist * William Gillis (other) {{hndis, Gillies, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gillies (Australian Politician)
William Neal Gillies (27 October 1868 – 9 February 1928)Gillies, William Neil (1868–1928) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 January 2015. was an Australian politician who served as from 26 February 1925 to 22 October 1925. Early life Gillies was born in Eccleston, |
William Gillies (Scottish Politician)
William Gillies (1865 – 1932) was a Scottish socialist and nationalist politician. He helped to form the Scots National League, which joined with other bodies to form the National Party of Scotland, which in turn evolved into the Scottish National Party (SNP). Biography Gillies was born in the Galloway region of Scotland in 1865, but grew up in London. He was interested in Scottish history from an early age and at the age of seventeen he became friend to John Murdoch who was then the editor of '' The Highlander''. Gillies became as enthusiastic for the rights of crofters in the Scottish highlands and joined the Highland Land League. He was at this stage in favour of some form of home rule for Scotland within the United Kingdom but grew to support Scottish independence instead. Gillies also began to learn Gaelic and wrote a number of plays in the language, also serving as secretary of the Gaelic Society of London from 1904 to 1905. However he stood down as secretary when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gillies (sport Shooter)
William Gillies (15 September 1914 – 17 December 1986) was a Scottish sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ... representing Hong Kong. References 1914 births 1986 deaths Hong Kong male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Hong Kong Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Scottish male sport shooters British male sport shooters {{HongKong-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Gillies
Sir William George Gillies (1898–1973) was a renowned Scottish landscape and still life painter. He is often referred to simply as W. G. Gillies. Life Gillies was born in Haddington, East Lothian. He had just enrolled at the Edinburgh College of Art, when he was called up for service in World War I with the Royal Engineers. After the War, he returned to the College, and after graduation taught there for over 40 years with other notable Scottish artists including Adam Bruce Thomson. He was Principal of the College from 1959 until his retirement in 1966. In 1922 along with nine fellow students, including William Crozier, William Geissler and William MacTaggart, he founded the 1922 Group, an exhibition society which promoted their works at the New Gallery in Edinburgh for the next ten years. Assisted by a travelling scholarship, Gillies studied under André Lhote in Paris in 1923 and he went on to visit Italy in 1924. For a brief period after these experiences he worked i ... [...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] |
William King Gillies
Dr William King Gillies FRSE FEIS LLD (1875–1952) was a Scottish educator and academic author. He was rector of Hutchesons Grammar School in 1913–1919 and the Royal High School, Edinburgh in 1919–1940. Life He was born on 20 March 1875. He was educated at Spier's School in Beith, North Ayrshire. He graduated MA from Glasgow University in 1895. He was a Snell Exhibitioner in 1895 and Logan Medallist in 1897. He then went to Balliol College, Oxford. He taught successively at Greenock Academy, Campbeltown Grammar School, Perth Academy and High School of Glasgow, Glasgow High School in 1904. He was elected a Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland in 1917. In 1925 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Watt, David Brown Dott, Ralph Allan Sampson and John Mathieson (surveyor), John Mathieson. He resigned in 1939. In 1932 Glasgow University awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD). A prominent mason he was Permanent Secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gillies
Billy Gillies (born 1989 or 1990) is a British disc jockey and trance music producer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His 2023 single released with Hannah Boleyn, " DNA (Loving You)", peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart in January 2024, and his 2022 single "Lagoon" is known as a "big fan favourite". Gillies has released several singles on the Afterdark record label, and was signed to Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ... in 2023. Gillies is also known for his live performances and international touring. Discography References External links * * 1990s births Living people People from Belfast British electronic dance music DJs {{DJ-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gilly
William Frank Gilly is an American biologist specializing in the study of cephalopods. He works at ''Gilly Lab'', Hopkins Marine Station, in Monterey County, as a professor of biology, at Stanford University and was involved with the television special ''The Future is Wild''. Early life Gilly received a BSE (Electrical Engineering, 1972) from Princeton University and a Ph.D. (Physiology and Biophysics, 1978) from Washington University in St. Louis. He had additional training at Yale University, University of Pennsylvania and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole. Career Over the last 30 years he has contributed to the basic understanding of electrical excitability in nerve and muscle cells in a wide range of organisms ranging from brittle-stars to mammals. Much of this work employed the giant axon system of the squid as an experimental model system for molecular and biophysical approaches. Additional physiological studies made in the living squid revealed unexpected compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
