William Cornish may refer to:
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William Cornish (legal scholar)
William Rodolph Cornish (9 August 1937 – 8 January 2022) was an Australian legal scholar and academic who was based in the United Kingdom. He was Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Cambridge from 1995 to ...
(1937–2022), Australian legal scholar and academic
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William Robert Cornish
William Robert Cornish (also W. R. Cornish, 1828 – 19 December 1896) was a British physician who served in India for more than thirty years, and became the Surgeon-General—head of medical services—in the Madras Presidency. During the Grea ...
(1828–1896), British physician
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William R. Cornish (1890–1969), member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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William Cornysh
William Cornysh the Younger (also spelled Cornyshe or Cornish) (1465 – October 1523) was an English composer, dramatist, actor, and poet.
Life
In his only surviving poem, which was written in Fleet Prison, he claims that he has been conv ...
, also spelt Cornish (1465–1523), English composer and dramatist
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Willie Cornish
William Cornish (August 1, 1875January 12, 1942) was an early jazz musicianknown for his being very active on the New Orleans scene playing, leading bands, and teaching music for decades.
Career
He was a member of Buddy Bolden's pioneering New ...
(1875–1942), American jazz musician
*William Crocker Cornish, co-founder of
Cornish and Bruce
Cornish & Bruce was a railway contracting company in Victoria, Australia in the mid nineteenth century. The partnership comprised William Crocker Cornish, a building contractor born in Cornwall, England,John Maxwell'Cornish, William Crocker (1815†...
, a railway contracting company in Victoria, Australia
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