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William Beck (golf)
William Beck may refer to: * William Beck (Dean of Worcester) (1884–1957), British Anglican clergyman * William F. Beck (1904–1966), Lutheran minister and translator of the Bible * William Beck (actor), Welsh-born English actor * William Beck Sr. (born 1934), Republican member of the Montana Legislature *William King Beck, namesake of the William King Beck House, a historic plantation near Camden, Alabama *William Beck (alpine skier) (1929–2017), American alpine skier * William Beck (cyclist) (1899–1975), American cyclist * William Beck (architect), London Quaker architect * William Thomas Beck (1865–1947), New Zealand Army officer See also * Bill Beck (other) *William Beck Ochiltree William Beck Ochiltree (October 18, 1811 – December 27, 1867), was a settler, judge, and legislator in Texas. In 1963, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Number 967, honoring Colonel Ochiltree, was placed at the courthouse in Perryton. Biography ...r (1811–1867), settle, judge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beck (Dean Of Worcester)
William Ernest Beck was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was born on 4 October 1884, educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School and Durham University and ordained in 1908. From then to 1915 he was a tutor then vice-principal at St Aidan's Theological College, Birkenhead. After this he was Vicar of St Anne's Birkenhead before 28 years as the principal of St Paul's Training College, Cheltenham Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s .... In 1949 he was appointed Dean of Worcester, a position he held to his death on 22 May 1957."Dean of Worcester Right Judgment in All Things", ''The Times'', 28 May 1957; pg. 13; Issue 53852; col C References 1884 births People educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School Alumni of University College, Durham Deans of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William F
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 Beck (actor)
William Beck is a British actor, known for his appearances in the BBC drama series ''Robin Hood'' and ''Casualty''. Early life Beck has a family history of employment in medicine and states that his earliest memories are of hospitals. This encouraged him to join medical school, which he later quit, despite maintaining an interest. On quitting medical school, Beck explained, "I didn't give up medical school because I couldn't do it, I just think at that age I got bored with things very quickly." He added that he did not want to waste time and resources after realising he did not want to continue. Career After deciding to quit medical school, Beck pursued a career in acting. He was inspired to become an actor by some people he met during medical school. His move to acting was criticised as it was thought that Beck was "giving up the most secure profession for perhaps the least secure". Beck has since featured in films ''Northanger Abbey'', '' Snatch'' and '' Goal II: Living th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beck Sr
William is a masculine given name of Norman French 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, Liam, 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 German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William King Beck House
The William King Beck House, also known as River Bluff Plantation, is a historic plantation house on the Alabama River near Camden, Alabama. The main house was built in 1845 for William King Beck and is attributed to architect Alexander J. Bragg. William King Beck was an attorney from North Carolina who migrated to Wilcox County in the 1820s. He was the nephew of William Rufus King, the 13th Vice President of the United States. The house is a one-story wood-frame building with six octagonal columns supporting a full-width front porch under the main roof. It is an example of the Greek Revival Cottage style. The roof line was altered in the late 19th century, when the original hipped roof was replaced with a pyramidal type. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beck (alpine Skier)
William Beck (September 1, 1929 – February 16, 2017) was an American alpine ski racer. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics. Born in Melrose, Massachusetts, Beck graduated from South Kingstown High School in Wakefield, Rhode Island, and skied for Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Beck's fifth place in the 1952 Olympic downhill was the best result for an American male in that event for over three decades (tied by Pete Patterson in 1980), until Bill Johnson's gold medal in 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A .... Olympic results References External linksObituary 1929 births 2017 deaths American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beck (cyclist)
William Beck (October 9, 1894 – May 14, 1975) was an American cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... References External links * 1894 births 1975 deaths American male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey {{US-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beck (architect)
William Beck was a British Quaker architect, based in London On Wyatt George Gibson's death in 1862, he left £5,000 to build a hospital in Saffron Walden. It was built on London Road and the architect was Beck, and it opened in September 1866. His son George Stacey Gibson was elected treasurer. Saffron Walden General Hospital closed in 1988 and was converted into offices for Uttlesford District Council. Beck designed the Metropolitan Association estate in Mile End New Town Mile End New Town is a former hamlet and then civil parish in the East End of London. Its former area is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. History Following a period of rapid growth it became a hamlet within the large ancient p .... In 1865, the Bedford Institute (rebuilt in 1894 to the designs of Rutland Saunders), Quaker Street, London, a school designed by Beck was opened. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Beck, William Architects from London British Quakers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Beck
William Thomas Beck (7 May 1865 – 15 January 1947) was a New Zealand Army Officer and one of the first New Zealand soldiers to land on Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Early life and family Born in Castlemaine, Australia on 7 May 1865, Beck was the son of Sarah Beck ( Taylor) and her husband Richard Beck. Beck and his family settled in Dunedin, New Zealand shortly after his birth. Beck married Edith Chick on 8 June 1896, in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. They had three children during their marriage. Military career Beck was a Torpedoman Second Class in No 2 Service Company, Permanent Militia, Port Chalmers, in the 1890s. With the Garrison Torpedo Boat Corps abandoned by Imperial decree just after the turn of the century. Beck relocated to Auckland and by 1904 was employed by the Defence Stores Department as the Defence Storekeeper for the Northern District Stores Depot, Goal Reserve, Mount Eden, with the rank of Honorary Lieutenant in the New Zealand Staff Corps. In 1914 he was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Beck (other)
William M. H. Beck (January 3, 1900 – March 5, 1965) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team in 1941 and then again from 1946 through 1949, compiling a record of 12–22–2. Beck also coached the Rhode Island baseball program from 1954 to 1959, tallying a mark of 40–56–1. In 1966, the school honored Beck by naming its newly constructed baseball stadium Bill Beck Field. Beck died on March 5, 1965, at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ..., after sustaining injuries in a skiing accident. Head coaching record Football Baseball References External links * 1900 births 1965 deaths Rhode Island Rams baseball coaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beck Ochiltree
William Beck Ochiltree (October 18, 1811 – December 27, 1867), was a settler, judge, and legislator in Texas. In 1963, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Number 967, honoring Colonel Ochiltree, was placed at the courthouse in Perryton. Biography He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina; his family lived for a time in Florida and after 1820 in Alabama, where Ochiltree began practicing law. In 1839 he moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, and continued his practice. During the years of the Republic of Texas, he was a judge of the Fifth Judicial District, secretary of the treasury in 1844, adjutant general in 1845, and delegate to the Convention of 1845. After the annexation of Texas by the United States, he was a representative in the Sixth Texas Legislature in 1855 and delegate to the Secession Convention in 1861. He was elected to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States but resigned after a short time to return to Texas and raise a regiment. Poor health forced him to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
