|
William Gould (W
William Gould may refer to: * William Gould (naturalist) (1715–1799), English cleric and naturalist * William Buelow Gould (1801–1853), Australian convict and painter * William Gould (actor) (1886–1969), American actor * William B. Gould (1837–1923), escaped slave and veteran of the American Civil War * William B. Gould IV, American lawyer and law professor * William Monk Gould (1856–1923), British composer of light music * William Tracy Gould (1799–1882), American lawyer and founder of the Augusta Law School * William S. Baring-Gould (1913–1967), Sherlock Holmes scholar * William Gould (aka William O'Brien), one of the Manchester Martyrs * Billy Gould (born 1963), American musician and producer * Willie Gould (1886–?), English footballer for Bradford City and Manchester City * Billy Gould (comedian) (1869–1950), American vaudeville comedian See also * William Gould Dow (1895–1999), American scientist * William Gould Newman, politician *William Gould Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gould (naturalist)
The Rev. William Gould A. M. (1715 – 16 March 1799) was an English cleric and naturalist. He was described by Horace Donisthorpe as "the father of British myrmecology", the branch of entomology dealing with ants. Life and career Gould was born at Sharpham Park, Glastonbury, Somerset, son of Davidge Gould, and educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1732, aged 17; he gained his B. A. in 1736. He was afterwards Rector of Stapleford Abbotts in Essex. In May 1774 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ''An Account of English Ants'' He is most famous for his book, ''An Account of English Ants'', published in London by Andrew Millar in 1747. It was the first scientific paper written on ants, with 109 pages, and brought together all previous observation into a single volume. When it was published it was quite controversial, since Gould, albeit reluctantly, conceded that his observations directly contradicted the Bible, specifically Proverbs 6:6-8, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Buelow Gould
William Buelow Gould (1801 – 11 December 1853) was an English and Van Diemonian (Tasmanian) painter. He was transported to Australia as a convict in 1827, after which he would become one of the most important early artists in the colony, despite never really separating himself from his life of crime. Gould's life in Van Diemen's Land was the subject of the award-winning historical fiction novel ''Gould's Book of Fish'' (2001), written by Richard Flanagan, centring on Gould's production of the '' Sketchbook of fishes''. In April 2011 Gould's original ''Sketchbook of fishes'' was recognised as a document of world significance by UNESCO. Early life Gould was born as William Holland in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. While little is known of his early life, it is thought that he received artistic training under Irish painter William Mulready, R.A., in London, and German lithographer Rudolph Ackermann in The Strand, and that he worked in Spode's factory in Stoke-on-Trent, Staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gould (actor)
William Gould (May 2, 1886 – May 15, 1969) was a Canadian-American film actor. He appeared in more than 240 films during his career. In films, Gould portrayed Jed Scott, a leader of homesteaders, in the serial ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' (1939) and Air Marshal Kragg in the serial ''Buck Rogers'' (1939). Selected filmography *''Saved by Radio'' (1922) - Spike Jones * ''Back Fire'' (1922) - Steve Rollins *'' Beasts of Paradise'' (1923) *''Flirting with Love'' (1924) - John Williams *''The Desert Outlaw'' (1924) *''Pride of Sunshine Alley'' (1924) *''The Red Lily'' (1924) - Arresting Detective (uncredited) *''The Riddle Rider'' (1924) - Jack Archer *''The Sunrise Trail'' (1931) - Joe - Card Player (uncredited) *''Heroes of the Flames'' (1931) - John Madison *''The Phantom'' (1931) - Dr. Weldon *'' The Crowd Roars'' (1932) - Track Doctor (uncredited) *''Uptown New York'' (1932) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *''The Lost Special'' (1932, Serial) - Steele h. 1(uncredit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
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] |
William Monk Gould
William Monk Gould, (1856–7 April 1923) was a British composer of light music: his popular song ''The Curfew'' (1898) was particularly well-known.''Musical Times'', 1 May 1923, Obituary Phil L Scowcroft: A thirty-ninth garland of British light music composers Monk was born in Tavistock, becoming organist at parish church when only 12 years old. He later served as organist and choirmaster at St Michaels' Church, .''Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tracy Gould
William Tracy Gould (October 25, 1799 – July 18, 1882) was an American lawyer and founder of the Augusta Law School, the first law school in the Deep South. Gould, son of Judge James Gould and Sally McCurdy Tracy, daughter of the Hon. Uriah Tracy, was born in Litchfield, Conn., October 25, 1799, and entered Yale College at the very early age of thirteen. Immediately upon graduation he began to read law in his father's school, Litchfield Law School The Litchfield Law School of Litchfield, Connecticut, was the first independent law school established in America for reading law. Founded and led by lawyer Tapping Reeve, the proprietary school was unaffiliated with any college or university. (Wh ..., and was admitted to the bar on arriving at the age of 21. In 1821 he settled in Clinton, in the central part of Georgia, and in June, 1823, he removed to the city of Augusta, where the rest of his life was spent, and where he ranked for forty years with the best lawyers of the co ... [...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] |
Manchester Martyrs
The "Manchester Martyrs" () is a term used by Irish nationalists to refer to three men—William Philip Allen, Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien—who were executed following their conviction of murder in 1867 after an attack on a police van in Manchester, England, in which a police officer was accidentally shot dead, an incident that was known at the time as the "Manchester Outrages". The three were members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, also known as the Fenians, an organisation dedicated to ending British rule in Ireland, and were among a group of 30–40 Fenians who attacked a horse-drawn police van transporting two arrested leaders of the Brotherhood, Thomas J. Kelly and Timothy Deasy, to Belle Vue Gaol. Police Sergeant Charles Brett, travelling inside with the keys, was shot and killed while looking through the keyhole of the van as the attackers attempted to force the door open by shooting the lock. Kelly and Deasy were released after another prisoner in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gould
William David Gould (born April 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician and producer. He is best known as the bassist of Faith No More. Biography Early years Billy said he is of Hungarian descent from his father's side. Faith No More Gould started playing the bass while he was at Loyola High School in Los Angeles with future Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum. His first band during these early years was named "The Animated," a genre-bending new wave outfit that sounded something like a cross between The Buzzcocks, XTC and Michael Jackson. That band also featured future FNM vocalist Chuck Mosley on keyboards, and Mark Stewart (aka Stew) on guitar, of Negro Problem fame. In the early 1980s he moved to San Francisco to begin his studies and got involved with several underground bands. At this time, he met drummer Mike Bordin and guitarist Jim Martin. Soon after that Gould formed a band with Bordin, keyboardist Wade Worthington (quickly replaced with Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Gould
William Gould (born 1886) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. Career Born in Burton, Gould played for Glossop, Bradford City and Manchester City. For Bradford City he made 18 appearances in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla .... For Manchester City he made 8 appearances in the Football League. Sources * References 1886 births Year of death missing English men's footballers Glossop North End A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Footballers from Burton upon Trent {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gould (comedian)
William J. Flannery (May 1, 1869 – February 1, 1950) was a vaudeville comedian and minstrel show performer. He also sang in operettas and musical comedies. He was a member of the National Variety Artists. He went by the stage name of Billy Gould. Biography He was born as William J. Flannery in 1869 in New York City, New York (state), New York. His parents were migrants from Ireland. He made his stage debut at age 15 in 1884 in Billy Emerson's Minstrels in San Francisco, California. In New York City he played in comedies with Fay Templeton, Kate Castelton, and Verna Jarbeau. He appeared in The Belle of New York (musical), The Belle of New York in 1897 as Count Patsi Rattatoo. He appeared in Pretty Mrs. Smith (musical) in 1914. He then appeared in The New Yorkers (musical). He married Nellie Marietta Burt on March 24, 1889, in Hurley, Wisconsin, and they formed an act. Their act consisted of flirtatious dialogue. Early in his career, Gould performed with the Charles Red organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gould Dow
William Gould Dow (September 30, 1895 – October 17, 1999) was an American scientist, educator and inventor. He was a pioneer in a variety of fields, including electrical engineering, space research, computer engineering, and nuclear engineering. He helped develop life-saving radar jamming technology during World War II, and was a long-time professor at the University of Michigan. Biography Early life William Dow was born on September 30, 1895 in Faribault, Minnesota to Dr. James J. Dow and the former Myra Brown, who had had the distinction of being the first two students to graduate from Carleton College just months before their marriage in 1874. He was the great-great-grandson of American Revolutionary War veteran Corporal Silas Gould. He attended the University of Minnesota, obtaining his BS in 1916 and his BSE in EE in 1917. During World War I, Dow was a lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineers, with stints at Camp A.A. Humphreys, Virginia (now Fort B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
