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Robbie Williams (other)
Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob or Bobby Williams may refer to: Architecture * Robert Edmund Williams (1874–1960), Canadian-American architect * Robert Williams (architect) (1848–1918), Welsh architect and social campaigner Arts Film * R. J. Williams (born 1978), American former child actor and later internet entrepreneur * Rob Williams (filmmaker), American film director * Robert B. Williams (actor) (1904–1978), American film actor * Robert Guillaume (1927–2017), American film actor whose birth name is Robert Williams * Robert Williams (actor, born 1894) (1894–1931), American stage and film actor Music * Bob Williams (singer) (1918–2003), American singer and one of the Williams Brothers * Chocolate Williams (Robert Williams Jr., 1916–1984), American jazz bassist and blues vocalist * Meek Mill (Robert Rihmeek Williams, born 1987), American rapper * Rob Williams (1979–2009), partner of business Dolphin Music * Robbie Williams (born 1974), British pop si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and Passenger train, transport people or Rail freight transport, freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units or Railcar, railcars. Passengers and cargo are carried in railroad cars, also known as wagons or carriages. Trains are designed to a certain Track gauge, gauge, or distance between rails. Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels, the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport. Many Rail transport by country, countries use rail transport. Trains have their roots in wagonways, which used railway tracks and were Horsecar, powered by horses or Cable railway, pulled by cables. Following the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom in 1802, trains rapidly spread around the world, allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Williams (artist)
Robert L. Williams, often styled Robt. Williams (born March 2, 1943), is an American painter, cartoonist, and founder of '' Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine''. Williams was one of the group of artists who produced ''Zap Comix'', along with other underground cartoonists, such as Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin, S. Clay Wilson, and Gilbert Shelton. His mix of California car culture, cinematic apocalypticism, and film noir helped to create a new genre of psychedelic imagery. Early life and education Robert L. Williams II was born on March 2, 1943, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Robert Wandell Williams and Betty Jane Spink. At a very early age he displayed an interest in drawing and in watercolor painting. He was enrolled in the Stark Military Academy in the first grade. When he was around fourteen years old, he was a member of the Albuquerque Unicycle Club. Williams was instilled at an early age with a love for car culture. His father owned The Parkmore, a drive-in restaurant comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Williams (Victorian Politician)
Robert Henry Williams (2 June 1870 – 17 March 1938) was an Australian politician. He was born in Fitzroy, Victoria, Fitzroy to American-born grain trade, grain merchant Robert Williams and Fanny Kendall. He attended state school and worked for his father before following the gold rush to Western Australia in the 1890s. Having been unsuccessful, he returned to Victoria (Australia), Victoria and became a caterer and hotelier. He served on City of South Melbourne, South Melbourne City Council from 1921 to 1932 and was mayor from 1927 to 1928. In 1922 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Labor member for Melbourne West Province. He was a minister without portfolio from 1927 to 1928 and from 1929 to 1931, and Minister of Minister of Forests, Forests and Public Health from 1931 to 1932. He was Minister of Public Works (Victoria), Minister of Public Works, Minister of Mines (Victoria), Mines and Minister of Immigrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Williams (politician)
Robbie Williams (12 June 1962 – 20 December 2007) was the first Indigenous Australian councillor to sit on the Brisbane City Council. He had held the role only since October 2007, but had been tipped to win a seat in the council elections in March 2008. Williams had previously served three terms as a regional councillor with ATSIC and was later the ATSIC commissioner for Brisbane and southeast Queensland. He was widely known for his community work, and was the founder and chair of First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of indigenous youth, in 1992. Williams was the son of Hazel, an Aboriginal woman with connections to the Yugambeh language group, and his father was Bob Williams, a butcher. He trained and worked as a butcher for several years before gaining a diploma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander welfare and joining the Australian Public Service, working in the Department of Social Security. He was married to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Arthur Williams
Robert Arthur Williams (January 20, 1933 – July 7, 2024) was a Canadian consultant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver East in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1976 and from 1984 to 1991 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. Life and career Williams was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was educated at the University of British Columbia, graduating from the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP). Williams worked as a town planning consultant. He served as an alderman for Vancouver from 1964 to 1966. From 2004 to 2006, he was a member of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, serving as its chair in 2005. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Recreation and Conservation from 1972 to 1973 and as Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources from 1972 to 1975. Political legacy In the last capacity, Williams was responsible, or co-responsible, for the Royal Commission on Forestry (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Williams (Royal Navy Officer)
Robert Williams (1765–1827) was a rear-admiral in the Royal Navy. Life Robert Williams, born in 1765, entered the navy in January 1777 on board the '' Ardent'', then commanded by Lord Mulgrave. Early in 1778 he was moved to the ''America'' of 64 guns, with Lord Longford, and in her was present in the action off Ushant on 27 July 1778. In 1780 he went out to North America in the ''London'', flagship of Rear-admiral Thomas Graves (afterwards Lord Graves), and in her was present in the action off the Chesapeake on 16 March 1781. In August he was appointed to the ''Royal Oak'' as acting-lieutenant; on 5 September took part in the action off the Chesapeake, and on 12 April 1782 in the action near Dominica. On 12 April 1783 he was promoted to be lieutenant of the ''Argo'', in which he returned to England in 1784.Laughton 1900, pp. 439–440. In 1790 he was with Captain (afterwards Sir Charles) Thompson in the ''Elephant''; in 1793 in the ''Centurion'' in the Channel, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Williams (Medal Of Honor)
Robert Williams (c. 1837–unknown) was an American sailor and recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A .... Little is known about Williams except for information regarding his Medal of Honor action. He served aboard the as a signal quartermaster and earned his medal for actions during the Yazoo River (Mississippi) Expedition from December 23–27, 1862, specifically on December 27 at Drumgould's Bluff. Williams has been listed as "Lost to History" by the Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States because his burial location is unknown. Medal of Honor citation References 1830s births American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor Year of death missing {{Medal-of-honor-bio-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Williams (adjutant General)
Robert Williams (November 5, 1829–August 24, 1901) was an American military officer who was Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1892 to 1893. Biography He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1851. He was appointed to the 1st Cavalry Regiment (United States), 1st Dragoons, in which he served until the outbreak of the American Civil War. He served in various staff positions at the beginning of the war, before becoming Colonel (United States), colonel of 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry in October 1861. He resigned his Volunteer commission in October 1862 and became a Major (United States), major in the Adjutant General's Department. Williams remained in the Adjutant General's Department following the end of the war, and was promoted to Lieutenant colonel (United States), lieutenant colonel in February 1869. He served as adjutant general of the Department of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Williams (robot Fatality)
Robert Nicholas Williams (May 2, 1953 – January 25, 1979) was an American factory worker who was the first known human to be killed by a robot. While working at the Ford Motor Company's Michigan Casting Center, Williams was struck and killed by the arm of a robotic transfer vehicle. Death and litigation upright=1.5, Joe Clark (June 1973), ''Ford Motor Company's New Casting Plant at Flat Rock''. Photographed for DOCUMERICA. Williams was one of three operators of the parts retrieval system, a five-story robotic system built by the Unit Handling Systems division of Litton Industries. The robot was designed to retrieve castings from high density storage shelves at the Flat Rock plant. Part of the machine included one-ton transfer vehicles, which were carts on rubber wheels equipped with mechanical arms to move castings to and from the shelves. When the robot gave erroneous inventory readings, Williams was asked to climb into the racks to retrieve parts manually. Another news acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
