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Wilde is a surname. Wilde may also refer to: * ''Wilde'' (film), a film about Oscar Wilde * Wilde, Buenos Aires, a town in Argentina * Wilde (Eder), a tributary of the Eder in Hesse, Germany * Wilda, Poznań or Wilde, a district of Poland * Wilde Lake, Columbia, Maryland, a reservoir and the surrounding neighborhood * Wilde River, a river in Massachusetts and Rhode Island People with the given name * Wilde Gomes da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian futsal player See also * De Wilde., a botanical author abbreviation for Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman * Wild (other) * Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy The Wilde Professorship of Mental Philosophy is a chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford. Its holder is elected to a Fellowship of Corpus Christi College. The position was initially established in 1898 as a readership by an endowment fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde
Wilde is a surname. Notable people with the name include: In arts and entertainment In film, television, and theatre * ''Wilde'' a 1997 biographical film about Oscar Wilde * Andrew Wilde (actor), English actor * Barbie Wilde (born 1960), Canadian actress * Brian Wilde (1927–2008), British actor * Cornel Wilde (1915–1989), American actor and film director * Hagar Wilde (1905–1971), screenplay writer * Lois Wilde (1907–1995), American actress, model, dancer, and beauty contest winner * Marty Wilde (born 1939), British rock and roll singer and actor; father of Kim and Ricky Wilde * Olivia Wilde (born 1984), American actress * Patrick Wilde, British television, stage and screenwriter * Sonya Wilde (born 1939), American actress * Ted Wilde (1893–1929), comedy writer and director of silent movies In music * Andrew Wilde (pianist) (born 1965), English classical pianist * Danny Wilde (musician) (born 1956), American musician and founding member of The Rembrandts * David Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde (film)
''Wilde'' is a 1997 British biographical film directed by Brian Gilbert and starring Stephen Fry in the title role. The screenplay by Julian Mitchell is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1987 biography of Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann. Fry received critical acclaim for his performance as well as for his likeness to Wilde, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor – Drama. Jennifer Ehle (as Oscar's wife Constance Lloyd Wilde) and Zoë Wanamaker (as Ada Leverson) were both nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Starring as Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, Jude Law was nominated for the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. The film also sees Orlando Bloom make his screen debut. Plot The film opens with Oscar Wilde's 1882 visit to Leadville, Colorado during his lecture tour of the United States. Despite his flamboyant personality and urbane wit, he proves to be a success with the local silver miners as he reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde, Buenos Aires
Wilde is a city in the Avellaneda Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Wilde is the most populous district in Avellaneda, with a total of 65,881 inhabitants (as of a 2001 census). It is a part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration. The city originated as an estancia founded by Luis Gaitán circa 1600. The settlement was the site of the first salthouse in what is now Argentina. In 1888, Eduardo Wilde named it after his uncle, Doctor José Antonio Wilde (1813–1887). Dr. Wilde was a physician who led local efforts to improve public health, including obtaining permits for the construction of the local hospital and sewer system. The 1885 opening of a Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway station at the site led to the establishment of Villa Jurado, the city's first subdivision (1889). Following a movement of English gardens, the city was developed by local architects as the residential borough of Avellaneda. Large grounds previously utilized by the local "gauchos" f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde (Eder)
Wilde (also: ''Wölfte'') is a river of Hesse, Germany. It passes through Bad Wildungen, and flows into the Eder in Wega. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A *Aar, tributary of the Dill *Aar, tributary of the Lahn *Aar, tributary of the Twiste * Aarbach * Affhöllerbach * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Ki ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilda, Poznań
Wilda (German ''Wilda'' or ''Wilde'') is a southern part of the city of Poznań in western Poland. It was the smallest of the five governmental districts ''(dzielnicas)'' into which the city was divided prior to 1990, and which are retained for certain administrative purposes. For details, see Administrative division of Poznań. The name ''Wilda'' more popularly refers to a narrower area – the old neighbourhood (and former village) of Wilda, centred on the ''Rynek Wildecki'' market. This forms the northern part of the wider district of Wilda discussed in this article, and closely corresponds to the ''osiedle'' named Wilda in the new administrative division of Poznań. The wider district of Wilda also contains two other ''osiedles'': Zielony Dębiec ("Green Dębiec") and Świerczewo. The district of Wilda has an area of , which is 5.8% of the total area of Poznań. Its population of 63,800 accounts for 11.1% of the city's total. The population density is 4,253 persons/km² ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde Lake, Columbia, Maryland
Wilde Lake is a man-made drainage reservoir dug in 1966 and also named after the surrounding "village" of neighborhoods located in Columbia, Maryland, just north and west of Columbia Town Center. The village was the first part of Columbia's "New Town" to be built in the late 1960s, James W. Rouse and Frazar B. Wilde formally opened the neighborhood on June 21, 1967.Mitchell, pp. 58, 79–81, 151 The lake and village are named for Frazar B. Wilde, a past chairman of the board of CIGNA, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and former employer of James Rouse."The Neighborhoods of Wilde Lake" columbiamaryland.com, accessed May 29, 2009 In 1963, the company agreed to fund the secret land purchases and, in return, acquired an equity participation. This arrangement was subsequently formalized by the creation of The Howard Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde River
Wilde River is a stream in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It begins at Bitersweet Pond in Seekonk and flows 5.2 miles to its confluence with the Ten Mile River in Pawtucket. Crossings *Seekonk **Woodland Ave **Pine Street **Newman Ave (RT 152) West Branch West Branch Wilde River is a small stream in Seekonk that begins in an unnamed pond and flows 2 miles to its junction with Wilde River. Crossings *Seekonk **Pine Street **Tower Road See also * List of rivers of Rhode Island References *Maps from the United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ... Rivers of Bristol County, Massachusetts Seekonk, Massachusetts Pawtucket, Rhode Island Rivers of Providence County, Rhode Island Rivers of Massachusetts Rivers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde Gomes Da Silva
Wilde Gomes da Silva (born 14 April 1981), commonly known as Wilde, is a Brazilian futsal player who plays for AC Sparta Praha as a Pivot. terra.es Honours *2 (2008, 2012) *2 UEFA Futsal Cup (2011/12, 2013/14) *7 División de Honor (2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13) *4Copa del Rey
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De Wilde
De Wilde or de Wilde is a Dutch surname, meaning "the wild one". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Abroad the name can be agglutinated like ''DeWilde'', ''Dewilde'' or ''deWilde''. Some notable people who have this surname are: * August De Wilde (1819–1886), Belgian painter * (b. 1970), American photographer * (1691–1772), Belgian architect * |
Wild (other)
Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wild animal * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 American film from the 2012 book * ''Wild'' (2016 film), a 2016 German film * ''The Wild'', a 2006 Disney 3D animation film * ''Wild'' (TV series), a 2006 American documentary television series * The Wilds (TV series), a 2020 fictional television series Literature * '' Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'' a 2012 non-fiction book by Cheryl Strayed * ''Wild, An elemental Journey'', a 2006 autobiographical book by Jay Griffiths * ''The Wild'' (novel), a 1991 novel by Whitley Strieber * ''The Wild'', a science fiction novel by David Zindell * ''The Wilds'', a 1998 limited-edition horror novel by Richard Laymon Music * ''Wild'' (band), a five-piece classical female group Albums and EPs * ''Wild'' (EP), 2015 * ''Wild'', a 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
