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William M. Feigenbaum
William Morris Feigenbaum (December 25, 1886 – April 23, 1949) was an American statistician, journalist and politician from New York. Life He was born on December 25, 1886, in Antwerp, Belgium, the son of Benjamin Feigenbaum (1860–1932)''Feigenbaum Dies; Pioneer Socialist; Had Been Long Ill'' in the '' Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' on November 10, 1932 and Matilda (Kaminsky) Feigenbaum, both originally from . The family emigrated to the and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William M Feigenbaum
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] |
