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William Whitaker (other)
William Whitaker may refer to: * William Whitaker (theologian) (1548–1595), English theologian * William Whitaker (Puritan ejected minister) (1629–1672), English ejected minister * William Whitaker (geologist) (1836–1925), British geologist * William Whitaker (pioneer) (1821–1888), American pioneer * William Whitaker (MP) (1580–1646), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1646 * William Whitaker (equestrian) (born 1989), English show jumper * Bill Whitaker (journalist) (born 1951), American journalist * Bill Whitaker (American football) (born 1959), American football defensive back See also * William Whittaker (other) * Whitaker (other) * William Whitaker's Words, a computer program for Latin morphology {{hndis, Whitaker, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitaker (theologian)
William Whitaker (1548 – 4 December 1595) was a prominent Protestant Calvinistic Anglican churchman, academic, and theologian. He was Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, and a leading divine in the university in the latter half of the sixteenth century. His uncle was Alexander Nowell, the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral and catechist. Early life and education He was born at Holme, near Burnley, Lancashire, in 1548, being the third son of Thomas Whitaker of that place, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Nowell, esq., of Read, and sister of Alexander Nowell, dean of St Paul's." After receiving the rudiments of learning at his native parish school, he was sent by his uncle, Alexander Nowell, to St Paul's School in London. (Alexander Nowell, a Marian exile, a fugitive from the "burning times" of Anglo-Italian policies, 1553–1558, was also a Protestant, Reformed and Anglican Churchman.) Whitaker thence proceeded to Cambridge, where he matriculated as a pensioner of Trin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitaker (Puritan Ejected Minister)
William Whitaker (1629–1672) was an English Puritan ejected minister. Life The son of Jeremiah Whitaker, he was born at Oakham, Rutland. Aged 14 he was admitted a member of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he became noted as a linguist. He took the degree of B.A. in 1642. Two years later he was admitted a Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, and in 1646 he graduated M.A. there.. In 1652 he took orders and became minister of Hornchurch, Essex. He succeeded his father in the living of St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, in 1654. After the Restoration of 1660 he was one of the London ministers who drew up and presented to the king the memorial against the Act of Uniformity 1662. After his ejectment he gathered a private congregation, which assembled in a small meeting-house in Long Walk, Bermondsey. For many years he took into his house candidates in divinity, including some from abroad. He also took part in conventicles at the house of Frances Cecil, Dowager Countess of Exeter (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitaker (geologist)
William Whitaker (4 May 1836 in London – 15 January 1925 in Croydon) was a British geologist. Early life He was educated at St Albans School and University College, London, where he gained a degree in chemistry in 1855. Career He became a geologist, specializing initially in water surveying and mapping. His thorough research, wide knowledge, and his numerous publications, especially his ''The Geology of London and of Part of the Thames Valley'' (1889) has led some to call him “the father of English hydrogeology”. He retired in 1896 but continued to work as a water engineer. Honours He was elected fellow of the Geological Society in 1859, and FRS in 1883. He was president of numerous societies, including both the Geologists’ Association and the Geological Society, and was a recipient of the latter’s Murchison Medal in 1886 and Wollaston Medal in 1923. He died in Croydon, Surrey.Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers. Vol. LXIX.- 1924-1925, Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitaker (pioneer)
William Henry Whitaker (1821–1888) was an American Seminole War veteran and pioneer who, under the provisions of the Armed Occupation Act, established the first permanent settlement in what is now Sarasota, Florida.Burnett Gene M. (1986) ''Florida's Past: People and Events that Shaped the State''. Pineapple Press Inc., Sarasota, FLMcDuffee, Lillie B. (1961)''Lures of the Manatee - A True Story of South Florida's Glamorous Past''. Foote & Davies Inc., Bradenton, FL There he traded mullet with Cubans to bring the first groves of economically important oranges to the state.Fine, Sally. ''Sarasota Herald Tribune'' Sunday November 19, 1991Whitaker, A.K. ''One Man's Family'' 1969. Page 3 Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection hosted by the University of South Florida http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/m1.search. "Some credit Bill with planting the first citrus grove in Florida - others say the first in Manatee - Sarasota area. I feel that some others must have had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitaker (MP)
William Whitaker (c. 1580 – 1646) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1646. He was the son of Henry Whitaker, the MP for Westbury in 1586. Whitaker attended Middle Temple and was appointed recorder of Shaftesbury in 1627. In 1624 he had entered Parliament as member for Shaftesbury and was re-elected in 1625. In 1640, Whitaker was again elected for Shaftesbury in the Short Parliament in April and the Long Parliament in November, sitting until his death in 1646. In 1646 Whitaker helped establish Shaftesbury Grammar School Shaftesbury School is a coeducational secondary day and boarding school located in Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. Previously a voluntary controlled Church of England school administered by the Diocese of Salisbury and Dorset .... Whitaker married Honor Hooper, daughter of Thomas Hooper of Boveridge. His son Henry Whitaker was later MP for Shaftesbury. References 1580s births 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitaker (equestrian)
William Whitaker (born 26 July 1989) is an English show jumper from Yorkshire. Whitaker has represented Britain at show jumping. Whitaker is from a dynasty of show jumpers and horse trainers including his uncles Michael and John Whitaker. In 2016 William Whitaker became the third member of his family, after uncles John and Michael, to win the British Jumping Derby at All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, having finished third and second in the previous years events. On 22 December 2018 Whitaker won the FEI Jumping World Cup at the Horse of the Year Show The Horse of the Year Show - also known as HOYS (pronounced /hois/)- was founded to be a culmination of the British equestrian events year. The Show was the idea of Captain Tony Collings and was realised by the then Chairman of BSJA (now British .... Riding Utamaro D Ecaussines, the pair finished first after jumping a fast clear round in an eighteen strong jump off. References 1989 births Living people Sportspeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Whitaker (journalist)
Bill Whitaker (born August 26, 1951) is an American television journalist and a correspondent on the CBS News program ''60 Minutes''. Early life and education Whitaker graduated from Hobart College with a Bachelor's degree degree in American history. He went on to graduate study at Boston University, earning a Master's degree in African-American studies. He also attended a graduate journalism program at the University of California, Berkeley in 1978. Career Whitaker's broadcast journalism career began in 1979 at KQED in San Francisco, California. In 1982, Whitaker became a correspondent for WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and covered politics from 1985 to 1989. He joined CBS News as a reporter in November 1984. He became the CBS News Tokyo correspondent from 1989 to 1992. In November 1992, Whitaker moved to Los Angeles and became a CBS News correspondent there. During his time at CBS, Whitaker has covered many large events or disasters. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Whitaker (American Football)
William Andrew Whitaker (January 18, 1959 – October 2, 2022) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Whitaker played collegiate ball for the University of Missouri before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 1981 NFL Draft The 1981 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981, at the New York She .... He played professionally in the NFL for 4 seasons and retired in 1984. Whitaker died on October 2, 2022, at the age of 63. References 1959 births 2022 deaths Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri American football defensive backs Missouri Tigers football players Green Bay Packers players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players {{defensiveback-195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whittaker (other)
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William Whittaker may refer to: * Red Whittaker (William L. Whittaker), roboticist and research professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University * Bill Whittaker (bowls), former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand * Bill Whittaker (footballer) (1922–1977), footballer for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Crystal Palace and Cambridge United * Bill Whittaker (journalist) (1930–2009), Australian horse racing journalist * William G. Whittaker (1876–1944), English composer See also * William Whitaker (other) William Whitaker may refer to: * William Whitaker (theologian) (1548–1595), English theologian * William Whitaker (Puritan ejected minister) (1629–1672), English ejected minister * William Whitaker (geologist) (1836–1925), British geologist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitaker (other)
Whitaker is a surname. Whitaker may also refer to: Places * Whitaker, Indiana, U.S. * Whitaker, Kentucky, U.S. * Whitaker, Pennsylvania, U.S. Other uses * Whitaker's Almanack, a British reference book * Whitaker Airport, an airport near Oakland, Oregon, U.S. * Whitaker baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Whitaker Foundation, an organization that supports biomedical engineering research and education * Whitaker and Baxter, an American political consulting firm * , more than one ship of the Royal Navy * Whitaker's Field, a property near Ojai, California, U.S See also * * Whitaker House (other) * Whittaker (other) * Whiteaker (other) * Whitacre (other) * Whitaker Bank Ballpark, is a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky * William Whitaker's Words, a computer program that parses the inflection or conjugation of a Latin word {{disambiguation, ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
