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William Nicholls (other)
William or Bill Nicholls may refer to: * William Nicholls (theologian) (1664−1712), English clergyman and theologian *Sir William Nicholls (Royal Marines officer) (1854−1935), British Royal Marines general * William Henry Nicholls, Australian amateur botanist *Billy Nicholls (born 1949), British singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director * Bill Nicholls (Australian footballer) (born 1981), Australian rules footballer * Bill Nicholls (Vanuatuan footballer) (born 1993), Vanuatuan footballer *Will Nicholls Will Nicholls is a professional wildlife cameraman and wildlife photographer from Northumberland in the United Kingdom. In 2023, he was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTA for cinematography for his work on the N ... (born 1995), British photographer and film-maker See also * William Nichols (other) {{hndis, Nicholls, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Nicholls (theologian)
William Nicholls (1664–1712) was an English clergyman and theologian, known as an author on the ''Book of Common Prayer''. Life He was the son of John Nicholls of Donington, now Dunton, Buckinghamshire. He was educated at St Paul's School under Thomas Gale, and went up with an exhibition to Magdalen Hall, Oxford, where he matriculated as a commoner on 26 March 1680. He later migrated to Wadham College, and graduated B.A. on 27 November 1683. On 6 October 1684 he was chosen a probationary fellow of Merton College, and proceeded M.A. 19 June 1688, B.D. 2 July 1692, and D.D. 29 November 1695. Having taken holy orders about 1688, he became chaplain to Ralph Montagu, and in September 1691 rector of Selsey, near Chichester. He was also rector of Bushey, Hertfordshire, from 1691 to 1693, and in 1707 a canon of Chichester. He suffered from poverty in later life. He was buried in the centre aisle of St Swithin's Church in London. Works Much of his life was spent in literary work. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
