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William Corbett (other)
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William Corbett may refer to: * William Corbett (composer) (1680–1748), English composer and violinist *William Henry Corbett (1847–1941), Canadian politician *William Corbett (politician) (1902–1971), Governor of Guam *Willie Corbett (1922–2011), Scottish footballer *William Corbett (poet) (1942–2018), American poet and educator * William C. Corbett (1944–2010), Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada See also *Bill Corbett (born 1960), American actor and puppeteer *William Corbet (other) * William Corbitt (1854–1922), American politician from Virginia *Corbett (surname) Corbett is an English-language surname. It is derived from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Old French ''corbet'', which is a diminutive of ''corb'', meaning "raven". The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Corbett (composer)
William Corbett (18 June 1680 – 7 March 1748) was an English composer, violinist, and concert performer. The Director of New Theatre (Lincoln's Inn Fields, London) from 1700, Corbett was appointed orchestra director of King's Theatre, The Haymarket in 1705 and became a member of the Royal Orchestra in 1709. In 1716, he was appointed Director of the King's Band. From 1715 to 1726, Corbett lived in Italy, returning to London in 1727. It has been speculated that while abroad, Corbett was possibly acting as an agent for the Crown. Extant works *''Henry VI by Betterton'' (1699) *''Twelve Sonatas a tre'' for 2 violins and b.c op. 1 (1700) *''As You Find It'' (1703) *'' Love Betray'd, or The Agreeable Disappointment'' (1703) *''The Instrumental Musick for January, February and March'', for 2 flutes and b.c (1703) *''Six Sonatas for 2 flutes and b.c'' op. 2 (1705) *''British Enchanters, or No Magick Like Love'' (1706) *''Six Sonatas a 3 for Two Flutes or German Flutes and a Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Corbett
William Henry Corbett (July 6, 1847 – November 25, 1941) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Springfield from 1903 to 1907 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative. Early life and career He was born in Cavan, Ontario and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1871. He settled in Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ... and served as reeve for the Rural Municipality of Springfield for 14 years. Corbett married Jennie Wright. Death He died at home in Winnipeg in 1941. Personal life His son Albert also served in the Manitoba assembly. References 1847 births 1941 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs {{Manitoba-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Corbett (politician)
William T. Corbett (1902 – April 17, 1971) was an American attorney, who served as Secretary of Guam under Ford Quint Elvidge, and later became as the interim Governor of Guam from May 19, 1956, to October 2, 1956. Graduating from the University of Pittsburgh College of Arts and Sciences in 1924 and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1927, Corbett opened a private workers' compensation law firm before joining the United States Department of the Interior. Corbett was the brother of Representative Robert J. Corbett. He died on April 17, 1971, at the Northern Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ... Doctors Hospital at the age of 69. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Corbett, William T Lawyers who have represented the United States government Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Corbett
William Risk Corbett (31 August 1922 – 31 July 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half. Corbett made 60 official appearances for Celtic F.C., Celtic from 1946 to 1948 (having joined in 1941 during wartime) and also played for Preston North End F.C., Preston North End, Leicester City F.C., Leicester City, Yeovil Town F.C., Yeovil Town, Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton. He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United in World War II. His two brothers, David Corbett (footballer born 1910), David and Norman Corbett, Norman, were also footballers. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Corbett (poet)
William Corbett (October 11, 1942 – August 10, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, editor, educator, and publisher. Corbett's work and public readings acknowledge the influence on him of jazz, modernist and imagist poetry (especially William Carlos Williams and Ezra Pound in his later work), the group of poets in Donald Allen's seminal anthology '' The New American Poetry 1945–1960'', many of them from the Black Mountain College community (most notably Allen Ginsberg, Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, his friends Robert Creeley and John Wieners, and his mentor, Charles Olson), classical Chinese poets (mainly Li Po), and French poetry of the mid-19th to early 20th centuries (especially Guillaume Apollinaire). Life and work Corbett served as a teacher in the Expository Writing program at Harvard University and as writer-in-residence in the Program of Writing and Humanistic Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he taught classes focusing on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William C
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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Corbett
William Daniel Corbett (born March 30, 1960) is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced the robot Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the Sci Fi Channel. During that time, he also played the character Observer, along with other minor roles. Career In addition to his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000, in 1991 he starred in the computer game '' Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'', and in 2001, Corbett co-wrote the Sci Fi Channel miniseries '' The Adventures of Edward the Less'' with several other former ''MST3K'' writers. Corbett also co-wrote the 2008 film ''Meet Dave'' starring Eddie Murphy. From 2002 to 2006, Corbett was a member of The Film Crew, a movie-riffing comedic team comprising former ''MST3K'' costars Michael J. Nelson and Kevin Murphy. Since 2006, Corbett has also recorded audio commentary tracks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Corbet (other)
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William Corbet may refer to: *William Corbet (1779–1842), Irish soldier * William Corbet (MP) for Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency) * William Corbet (MP fl.1318), MP for Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency) *Sir William Corbet, 5th Baronet (1702–1748), of the Corbet baronets *William Joseph Corbet (1824–1909), Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament See also * William Corbett (other) *Corbet (surname) Corbet is a surname, and may refer to A * Alexander Steven Corbet (1896–1948), British chemist and naturalist. * Andrew Corbet (1522–1578), English Protestant politician of the mid-Tudor and early Elizabethan periods * Andrew Corbet (1580–16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Corbitt
William Carr Corbitt (March 8, 1854 – April 22, 1922) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1915 until his death in 1922. References External links * * * 1854 births 1922 deaths Democratic Party Virginia state senators Politicians from Suffolk, Virginia 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Virginia politicians {{Virginia-VASenate-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |