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William Hood (author)
William Hood may refer to: * William Hood (art historian), American art historian * William Hood (footballer) (1914–?), former Northern Irish footballer * William Hood (politician) (1844–1920), Australian politician * William Hood (cricketer) (1848-1921), English cricketer * William W. Hood III (born 1963), Colorado Supreme Court justice *William Hood (MP), son of Thomas Hood (MP) * Sir William Acland Hood, 6th Baronet (1901–1990) of the Hood baronets * Billy Hood (1873-?), English footballer See also *Hood (surname) {{hndis, Hood, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hood (art Historian)
William Hood is an art historian and the Mildred C. Jay Professor of Art Emeritus at Oberlin College, where he taught from 1974 through 2007. Professor Hood taught the history of Italian Renaissance Art in Columbia University's Department of Art History and Archaeology from 2008 through 2010. He is currently teaching art history seminars at the New York University Institute of Fine Arts. Research His research interests center around Italian Renaissance art, as well as the art of 17th and 18th century France, Italy, and Spain. He has published on a variety of subjects in Renaissance and Baroque art. His book, ''Fra Angelico at San Marco published by Yale University Press, won the 1993 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award, the 1994 Eric Mitchell Prize and was a finalist in the Premio Salimbeni Competition in Italy. His book-in-progress is entitled ''Made Men: Afterlives of the Classical Nude.'' Education and scholarship Professor Hood received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. at the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hood (footballer)
William Hood (born 3 November 1914, date of death unknown) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a defender. Hood made three appearances for Liverpool during the 1937–38 season as a replacement for the injured full back Tom Cooper. Hood also played for Cliftonville and Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ... in his native Northern Ireland. References 1914 births Year of death missing English Football League players Cliftonville F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Men's association football defenders {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hood (politician)
William Walter Hood (25 March 1844 – 18 August 1920) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Hood was born in Berwick, Scotland, the son of Robert Hood and his wife Margaret (née Weatherly). Upon his arrival in Australia he was educated at the Geelong Grammar School and after receiving commercial experience in Melbourne he set out to Queensland in 1863. Here he first worked at several stations before becoming the general manager of the Queensland Pastoral Company in 1880 and a company director of the Queensland Cattle Company, the Queensland Investment Company, and the West Qld Pastoralists' Company. On 11 February 1868 Hood married Mary Jane Sceales (died 1902)Family history research — [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hood (cricketer)
William Nelson Hood (6 January 1848 — 25 October 1921) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. The son of Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport and Lady Penelope Hill, he was born at Westminster in January 1848. He served in the Royal Navy as a lieutenant, prior to being placed on the retired list in October 1873. Hood made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, playing against Oxford University at Oxford in 1875 and Kent at Lord's in 1880. Hood died at Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ... in October 1921.Death of The Hon. William Nelson Hood. ''Midland Counties Tribune''. 4 November 1921. p. 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hood, William 1848 births 1921 deaths Younger sons o ... [...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] |
William Hood (MP)
William Hood may refer to: * William Hood (art historian), American art historian * William Hood (footballer) (1914–?), former Northern Irish footballer * William Hood (politician) (1844–1920), Australian politician * William Hood (cricketer) (1848-1921), English cricketer * William W. Hood III (born 1963), Colorado Supreme Court justice * William Hood (MP), son of Thomas Hood (MP) * Sir William Acland Hood, 6th Baronet (1901–1990) of the Hood baronets * Billy Hood William Hood (born Q1 1873; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who usually played as an inside right, but was also often used as an outside forward or a wing half. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, he played for Newton Heath ... (1873-?), English footballer See also * Hood (surname) {{hndis, Hood, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hood (MP)
Thomas Hood (fl. 1419–1423) of Leominster, Herefordshire, was an English politician. His sons were also MPs: William and Walter Hood. His father was John Hood, also an MP for Leominster. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ... for Leominster in 1419, 1420, December 1421 and 1423. References Year of birth missing 15th-century deaths English MPs 1419 Politicians from Herefordshire English MPs 1420 English MPs December 1421 English MPs 1423 {{15thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hood Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for people with the surname Hood, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first Baronet of the first creation was made Viscount Hood, while the fourth Baronet of the second creation was made Baron St Audries. The Hood Baronetcy, of Catherington in the County of Hampshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 20 May 1778 for the naval commander Samuel Hood (1724-1816). In 1796, he was elevated to the Peerage of Great Britain as Viscount Hood. His younger brother was Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1726-1814). The Hood Baronetcy, of Tidlake in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 April 1809 for Admiral Samuel Hood (1762-1814), younger son of Samuel Hood (1715-1805) of Kingsland in the parish of Netherbury, Dorset, a purser in the Royal Navy and first cousin of the 1st Viscount Hood and the 1st Viscount Bridport. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hood
William Hood (born Q1 1873; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who usually played as an inside right, but was also often used as an outside forward or a wing half. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, he played for Newton Heath, making his debut at left-half in a Football Alliance match at home to Lincoln City on 21 November 1891; Hood scored twice in a 10–1 win, the first time the club had scored 10 goals in a league match. Hood finished the season with five goals in 15 Alliance appearances as Newton Heath finished second behind Nottingham Forest and were subsequently elected to the Football League for the 1892–93 season. He scored another five goals in 21 appearances in the club's inaugural season in the First Division, including one goal in their record 10–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 October 1892.Shury et al. (2005), p. 54. That was one of only six Newton Heath victories that season (all at home) as they finished in last place and only av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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