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William Nichols (English Priest)
William or Bill Nichols may refer to: * William Nichols (English priest), Dean of Chester, 1644–1657 *William Nichols, secretary of John Fell, 17th century clergyman *William Nichols (mariner) (fl. 1758–1780), English sea captain *William Nichols (architect) (1780–1853), English-born American architect *William T. Nichols (1829–1882), American politician, soldier, and businessman *William Nichols (Medal of Honor) (1837–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *William Ripley Nichols (1847–1886), American chemist and leading authority on water purification *William Ford Nichols (1849–1924), Bishop of California in the Episcopal Church * William Francis Nichols (1852–1917), American businessman and politician *William H. Nichols (1852–1930), American chemist and businessman *William Nichols, founder of Nichols School, Buffalo, New York, in 1892 *Bill Nichols (politician) (1918–1988), United States Representative from Alabama *Billy Nichols (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Nichols (English Priest)
William or Bill Nichols may refer to: * William Nichols (English priest), Dean of Chester, 1644–1657 *William Nichols, secretary of John Fell, 17th century clergyman *William Nichols (mariner) (fl. 1758–1780), English sea captain *William Nichols (architect) (1780–1853), English-born American architect *William T. Nichols (1829–1882), American politician, soldier, and businessman *William Nichols (Medal of Honor) (1837–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *William Ripley Nichols (1847–1886), American chemist and leading authority on water purification *William Ford Nichols (1849–1924), Bishop of California in the Episcopal Church * William Francis Nichols (1852–1917), American businessman and politician *William H. Nichols (1852–1930), American chemist and businessman *William Nichols, founder of Nichols School, Buffalo, New York, in 1892 *Bill Nichols (politician) (1918–1988), United States Representative from Alabama *Billy Nichols (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis Nichols
William Francis Nichols (October 8, 1852November 15, 1917) was an American businessman and politician. A long serving justice of the peace, he was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature and appointed to a four-year term as Secretary of Arizona Territory. Biography Nichols was born to William Nathaniel and Emily Louise (Haywood) Nichols on October 8, 1852 in Sterling, Massachusetts. The family moved to Michigan Bar, California in 1855. From there, they went to Sacramento before settling in Oakland. Nichols was educated in Oakland's public schools. Upon completing his formal education, Nichols went to work for his father and brother in the family's woodenware business. After moving to Arizona Territory in 1880, Nichols lived in Tombstone and Charleston for about a year before settling in Willcox. There he went to work for the L. W. Blinn Lumber Company. Initially living in the company's Willcox office, Nichols purchased the company in 1888. In addition to lumber, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Nichols (artist)
William Nichols (born 1942) is an American artist known for highly detailed, tactile landscape paintings that combine physical scale with intimacy.Lamagna, Catherine. "William A. Nichols," ''Arts Magazine'', September 1979, p. 15.Arthur, John''Spirit of Place: Contemporary Landscape Painting & The American Tradition'' Boston: Little, Brown and Company/Bulfinch Press, 1989. Retrieved May 29, 2019. His work depicts unassuming gardens, forests, ponds, and streams rather than grand vistas, in dense, close-up screens of foliage, thicket or water that immerse viewers within the experience rather outside it.Goodyear, Jr. Frank H''Contemporary American Realism Since 1960'' Philadelphia, PA: New York Graphic Society, Boston and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1981. Retrieved May 29, 2019.San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. "Facing Reality: Twentieth-Century American Realist and Realistic Drawings in Perspective," ''American Realism: Twentieth-Century Drawings and Watercolors '', New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nichols (film Critic)
:''See also Bill Nichols (other).'' Bill Nichols (born 1942) is an American film critic and theoretician best known for his pioneering work as founder of the contemporary study of documentary film. His 1991 book, ''Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary'', applied modern film theory to the study of documentary film for the first time. It has been followed by scores of books by others and by additional books and essays by Nichols. The first volume of his two-volume anthology ''Movies and Methods'' (1976, 1985) helped to establish film studies as an academic discipline. Nichols is Professor Emeritus in the Cinema Department at San Francisco State University and Chair of the Documentary Film Institute advisory board. Nichols has lectured in numerous countries, served on film festival juries on different continents, consults regularly on a variety of filmmaking projects, and has published over 100 articles. He is former president of the Society for Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Nichols
William Lee Nichols (born 1940) is an American guitarist and soul songwriter from Carrollton, Mississippi. Early years Nichols was one of nine children born to Laura Bell and Tom Sanders. Sanders was a farmer who played blues guitar in his spare time. Inspired by his father and blues musicians he heard on the radio, Nichols taught himself guitar. Aged 14, Nichols' family moved to Springfield, Massachusetts where Nichols played with various bands including a gospel group named The Bells of Harmony. In 1963, Nichols joined Jimmy Vick and The Victors and recorded a single. The group were mentioned in ''Billboard'' and got some local radio airplay but by November, the group broke up. Career In 1964, Nichols moved to Detroit and stayed with his uncle. He was hired by Motown Records where his first job was playing with Martha and the Vandellas. Nichols was also in the Motown Road Band led by Choker Campbell. In 1965 he became the musical director for Marvin Gaye. Nichols first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nichols (politician)
William Flynt Nichols (October 16, 1918 – December 13, 1988) was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Alabama, having served from 1967 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1988. Life Nichols was born on October 16, 1918. On January 30, 1942, Nichols married Maude Carolyn Funderburk. He was a Methodist, having served on the Board of Stewards of Sylacauga's First Methodist Church. Nichols died of a heart attack on December 13, 1988. Education Nichols received a bachelor's degree in Agriculture in 1939 from the ''Alabama Polytechnic Institute'' (now Auburn University) and a master's degree in Agronomy from the same institution in 1941. Military service Nichols enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 and served five years in the European Theatre. He was wounded at the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, losing a leg in a land mine explosion. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart, and retired with the ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichols School
Nichols School is a private, non-denominational, co-educational college- preparatory day school in Buffalo, New York, United States. The average enrollment is 570 students with an average Upper School grade/class size of 98 students. The average classroom size is 14 students. History Nichols School was founded in 1892 by William Nichols. The school was founded as an all-boys school with its campus on Amherst Street in North Buffalo. After many years of remaining an all boys school, it joined with Nottingham Academy, an all-girls school, becoming a co-ed Middle and Upper School. The Upper School was located on the original campus, and the Middle School was located on Nottingham Terrace. In 2001, a new Middle School building was constructed on the main campus, attaching itself to an older building on campus. That building used to be home to the basketball court and swimming pool, which have been converted into the dance studio and music room, respectively. In addition to the new Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
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 Ford Nichols
William Ford Nichols (June 9, 1849 – June 5, 1924) was the second Bishop of California in The Episcopal Church. Biography William Ford Nichols was born in Lloyd, New York on June 9, 1849. He graduated from Berkeley Divinity School Berkeley Divinity School, founded in 1854, is a seminary of The Episcopal Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Along with Andover Newton Theological School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Berkeley is one of the three "Partners on the Quad," ... in 1873. He married Clara Quintard on May 18, 1876. William Ford Nichols was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of California on June 24, 1890. He became the diocesan bishop in 1893. Nichols died at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco on June 5, 1924. See also * List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nichols, William Ford 1849 births 1924 deaths People from Ulster County, New York Episcopal bishops of California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Chester
The Dean of Chester is based at Chester Cathedral in the Diocese of Chester and is the head of the Chapter at the cathedral. List of deans Early modern *1541 Thomas Clerk (first Dean of Chester) *1541–1547 Henry Man (afterwards Bishop of Sodor and Man 1546) *1547–1558 William Clyff *1560–1567 Richard Walker *1567–1572 John Piers (afterwards Dean of Salisbury 1572) *1572–1579 Richard Langworth *1579–1580 Robert Dorset *1580–1589 Thomas Mawdesley *1589–1602 John Nutter *1602–1605 William Barlow (afterwards Bishop of Rochester 1605) *1605–1607 Henry Parry (afterwards Bishop of Gloucester 1607) *1607–1644 Thomas Mallory *1644–1657 William Nichols *1660–1682 Henry Bridgeman (also Bishop of Sodor and Man 1671) *1682–1691 James Arderne *1691–1718 Lawrence Fogg *1718–1721 Walter Offley *1721–1732 Thomas Allen *1732–1758 Thomas Brooke *1758–1787 William Smith *1787–1805 George Cotton Late modern *1806–1815 Hugh Cholmondele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ripley Nichols
William Ripley Nichols (April 30, 1847 – July 14, 1886) was a noted American chemist. Early life Nichols was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1869, and served there as instructor and assistant professor until 1872, when he was elected professor of general chemistry, which chair he retained until his death in Hamburg, Germany. Later life Professor Nichols was recognized as an authority on sanitation, and particularly on water purification, published numerous papers on municipal water supplies, and was active in the pioneering work of the Lawrence Experiment Station. He also performed research at the request of the Massachusetts Board of Health on train ventilation, particularly of smoking cars. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Nichols (Medal Of Honor)
William Nichols (1837 – date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Born in 1837 in New York City, Nichols was still living in the state of New York when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as a quartermaster on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he "fought his gun with skill and courage" despite heavy fire. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864. Nichols's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S. ''Brooklyn'' during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram '' Tennessee'', in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern, Nichols fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious battle which resulted in the surrender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
