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William Schmidt (designer)
William Schmidt may refer to: * William Schmidt (composer) (1926–2009), American composer of classical music * William A. Schmidt (1902–1992), Wisconsin state senator * William R. Schmidt Major General William Richard Schmidt (October 14, 1889 – July 18, 1966) was a decorated United States Army officer who spent most of World War II as commanding the 76th Infantry Division. Early life and military career William Richard Schm ... (1889–1966), United States Army officer * Bill Schmidt (born 1947), American Olympic javelin thrower * William "Burro" H. Schmidt (1871–1954), builder of the Burro Schmidt Tunnel * Billy Schmidt (1887–1975), Australian rules footballer * Billy Schmidt (baseball) (1861–1928), American baseball player See also * Wilhelm Schmidt (other) * William Smith (other) {{Hndis, Schmidt, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Schmidt (composer)
William Joseph Schmidt, Jr (March 6, 1926 – April 25, 2009) was an American composer, arranger and publisher of classical music. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He produced a large body of solo and chamber works for neglected woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, including several pieces for classical saxophone. According to the Classical Composers Database, "William Schmidt was a student of Ingolf Dahl at the University of Southern California where he earned a Master of Music degree in composition. Throughout his career, he has been the recipient of numerous awards and commissions." His ''Double Concerto for Trumpet, Piano and Chamber Orchestra'' was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1981. Schmidt operated his own publishing company, Western International Music Inc., in Greeley, Colorado. Recordings *Mary Ann Covert & Steven Mauk - ''Tenor Excursions'' (1995) *Trio Chromos - ''Trumpet Colors'' (2007) References External linksWilliam Scmidt's death notice, pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
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 R
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] |
Bill Schmidt
Bill Schmidt (born December 29, 1947) is a retired male American javelin thrower from the Pittsburgh suburb of Southview, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Helen and Louis Schmidt, and won the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His dad was born in Germany and came to the United States at the age of 7. His dad was a coal miner for 29 years and marched with John L. Lewis, the UMW organizer and President. Bill is the youngest of seven children, six boys and one girl. He has an identical twin named Bob Schmidt. He attended Canon McMillan Senior High School in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and competed in football and track and field. He played linebacker and threw the javelin. His personal best in the javelin was 204'4". He played American Legion Baseball and made the Western Pennsylvania All Star Team. He also had a tryout with professional baseball. Bill graduated in June 1965. In 1966 he was a walk-on track and field athlete at North Texas State University (later named Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
The historical Burro Schmidt Tunnel is located in the El Paso Mountains of the northern Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, southern California. It is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) mining tunnel dug with hand tools and dynamite over a 38-year period by William "Burro" H. Schmidt (1871–1954). in the El Paso Mountains of eastern California. The tunnel is below the summit of a mountain. Its southern adit (portal) overlooks the Fremont Valley, Koehn Dry Lake, and the ghost towns of Garlock and Saltdale. History While mining gold in the El Paso Mountains, “Burro” Schmidt was faced with a dangerous ridge between his mining claims and the smelter to the south in Mojave. Schmidt said that he would "never haul his ore to the Mojave smelter down that back trail" using his two burros. Thus, he began his tunnel in 1900. The tunnel was about tall and wide. It was cut through solid granite bedrock and required little shoring. However, Schmidt was trapped many times by falli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Schmidt
Louis William Schmidt (29 December 1887 – 23 October 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1907 then in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1908 to 1911 and again in 1921. He played for the St Kilda Football Club between 1912 and 1914 and again from 1918 until 1920. In 1913, Schmidt kicked a goal after the siren to destroy Carlton's chances of making the finals; it is the first recorded instance of a VFL player kicking a goal after the siren to win the match. Schmidt, who was known for his accurate kicking using the drop kick or the place kick, steered the ball through the goals from 45 yards. At the end of 1914 season, Schmidt was found guilty of striking Les Fairbairn of and was suspended for the first 10 rounds of the 1915 season. Schmidt was later reprimanded for swearing at a stewart after the tribunal. Schmidt opted not to play that year and the following two years St Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Schmidt (baseball)
Frederick William Smith (born Schmidt) (April, 1861 – May 24, 1928) was an American professional baseball pitcher from 1886 to 1889. He played Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines in 1886, compiling a 5-4 win–loss record and a 4.09 earned run average (ERA). A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he also pitched for minor league baseball clubs in the southern United States and was reported to have pitched more than one no-hitter and to have once struck out 22 batters in a game and 70 batters in four games. Early years Smith was born in 1861 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents, George Schmidt and Catherine (Kohlman) Schmidt were both immigrants to the United States from Germany. Professional baseball Smith began his professional baseball career in 1886 as a minor league pitcher for the Southern Association club in Macon, Georgia. He compiled an 11-7 and 1.05 ERA for Macon in 1886. Smith next played for the Detroit Wolverines of the National League from July 6 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Schmidt (other)
Wilhelm Schmidt may refer to: *Wilhelm Schmidt (historian) (1817–1901), Austrian-Moravian historian who has written on Romanian culture *Wilhelm Schmidt (engineer) (1858–1924), German engineer and inventor, nicknamed ''Hot Steam Schmidt'' due to his work with superheated steam *Wilhelm Schmidt (linguist) (1868–1954), Austrian linguist and anthropologist *Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt (1812–1887), German historian * (1883–1936), Austrian climatologist See also *William Schmidt (other) William Schmidt may refer to: * William Schmidt (composer) (1926–2009), American composer of classical music * William A. Schmidt (1902–1992), Wisconsin state senator * William "Burro" H. Schmidt (1871–1954), builder of the Burro Schmidt Tu ... * William Smith (other) {{hndis, Schmidt, Wilhelm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |