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William Francis (other)
William or Bill Francis may refer to: Politicians * William B. Francis (1860–1954), American politician from Ohio * William T. Francis (1869–1929), American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Minnesota Science and academia * William Francis (chemist) (1817–1904), British chemist and publisher * William Douglas Francis (1889–1959), Australian botanist * Bill B. Francis, academic Sports * Willie Francis (swimmer) (1911–1997), Scottish backstroke swimmer * William Francis (cricketer) (1856–1917), English cricketer * Bill Francis (baseball) (1879–1942), Negro leagues baseball player * Bill Francis (rugby union) (1894–1981), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Bill Francis (rugby league) (born 1947), rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Wigan, Wales, and Great Britain * Bill Francis (broadcaster) William Peter Francis (born 1947) is a New Zealand broadcaster, author and sports administrator. Life and career Francis was born in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest 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 or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include 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 compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William T
William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest 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 (given name), Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill (given name), Bill, Billie (given name), Billie, and Billy (name), Billy. A common Irish people, Irish form is Liam. Scottish people, Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma (given name), Wilma and Wilhelmina (given name), Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German language, 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 ''Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis (chemist)
William Francis (16 February 1817 – 19 January 1904) was a British Chemistry, chemist, scientific author and publisher. Early life He was born in London, the illegitimate son of Richard Taylor (editor), Richard Taylor (1781–1858), an English Natural history, naturalist and publisher of scientific journals, and Frances Marshall Francis (1797–1854). He attended University College School before studying abroad in France and Germany. After studying chemistry and biology at University College London, University of London he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D at the University of Giessen in 1842 under Justus von Liebig, Liebig. Career He established and edited the Chemical Gazette from 1842 to 1859 when it merged with the Chemical News. He edited the Philosophical Magazine from 1851 and the Journal of Natural History, Annals and Magazine of Natural History from 1859. He translated and published many works on chemistry. In 1841 he was one of the original members of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Douglas Francis
William Douglas Francis (6 March 1889 – 2 January 1959) was an Australian botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his father Alfred and brother Frederick from Wollongong, where he was attending Wollongong Superior Public School, to Kin Kin in Queensland. It was here that he was able to satisfy his strong interest in natural history while helping his father and brother on the farm. In 1908 he qualified as a milk and cream tester in Queensland. In 1919 he was appointed Assistant Government Botanist at the Queensland Herbarium. By 1950 he was appointed Government Botanist. He retired in 1954 and died five years later. He contributed enormously to the classification and identification of Australian rainforest species and is probably best remembered for his book ''Australian Rainforest Trees''. First published in 1929, it has since gone through numerous reprints. An arboretum An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill B
Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Places * Bill, Wyoming, an unincorporated community, United States People and fictional characters * Bill (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Bill (surname) * Bill (footballer, born 1953), Brazilian football forward Oswaldo Faria * Bill (footballer, born 1978), Togolese football forward Alessandro Faria * Bill (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian football forward Rosimar Amâncio * Bill (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian forward Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira Arts, media, and entertainment Characters * Bill, the villain of the ''Kill Bill'' films * Bill, one of the protagonists of the ''Bill & Ted'' films * A lizard in Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' * A locomotive in ''The Railway Series'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Francis (swimmer)
William Francis (23 February 1911 – April 1997) was a Scottish competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and competed for Scotland in the British Empire Games. Biography He was born in Dunfermline. At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the men's 100-metre backstroke event. Four years later at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 100-metre backstroke. At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 100-yard backstroke contest. Four years later at the Empire Games in Sydney he won the gold medal in the 100-yard backstroke. He was also a member of the Scottish team which won the silver medal in the 3×110-yard medley relay. He also participated in the 1938 Empire Games but was unplaced in the 110-yard backstroke contest. See also * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) This is the complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis (cricketer)
William Francis (21 March 1856 – 28 April 1917) was an English cricketer. Francis was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Little Waltham, Essex. Francis made his first-class debut for Sussex against Lancashire in 1877 at the Old Trafford. He made eight further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1879. In his nine first-class appearances, he scored a total of 83 runs at an average of 6.91, with a high score of 17. He died at Forest Gate, Essex, on 28 April 1917. References External linksWilliam Francisat ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a ...William Francisat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, William 1856 births 1917 deaths People from the City of Chelmsford English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Francis (baseball)
William Henry Francis (February 28, 1879 – January 26, 1942) was a Negro leagues Third baseman for a few years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He was playing for the Philadelphia Giants at the age of 27 years in 1906, and continued with that team until 1910, playing Winter Ball for the Matanzas team in Cuba in 1908 and 1909. Francis went to the Leland Giants in 1911 and stayed there for three seasons. He went back to Cuba, playing for Club Fé in 1912-1913. During a 1914 four-game series against the Chicago Giants, sportswriter Cary B. Lewis said of Francis, "Although short, Francis runs like a deer." Sources show Lewis stood 5 foot, 5 inches tall. In 1918, 39 year-old Francis registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his current occupation as "Laborer" for the Illinois Plating Company on Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois. He lists his nearest relative as Mamie Francis. When Francis left Chicago in 1919, he played t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Francis (rugby Union)
William Charles Francis (4 February 1894 – 28 November 1981) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Francis represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913 and 1914. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including seven internationals. Following the death of Richard Fogarty Richard Fogarty (12 December 1891 – 9 September 1980) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was a member of the All Blacks in 1914, playing in the loose forward and hooker positions. Early life Born in the Central Otago gold-mining set ... in 1980, Francis held the distinction of being the oldest living All Black. References 1894 births 1981 deaths Rugby union players from New Plymouth New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Wellington rugby union players Rugby union hookers {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Francis (rugby League)
William Lloyd Francis (23 September 1947 – 17 February 2024) was an English-born professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Wales and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens, Oldham and Salford, as a or . Background Francis was born in Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Normanton Grammar School. He died on 17 February 2024, at the age of 76. Playing career Wigan Francis made his début for Wigan in March 1964, at the age of 16, playing on the wing in a 12–0 victory over Liverpool City in a Western Division Championship match at Central Park. He became a first team regular during the 1967–68 season, and was the club's top try scorer for the season with 29 tries. He improved on this total in 1968–69 with 40 tries, making him the league's overall top try scorer. He also won his first trophy during this season, playing in Wigan's 7–4 victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Francis (broadcaster)
William Peter Francis (born 1947) is a New Zealand broadcaster, author and sports administrator. Life and career Francis was born in Masterton, where he attended Wairarapa College. After leaving school he started as a cadet journalist with Radio 2XB in Masterton in 1965. He worked as a sports journalist in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton and Dunedin before moving to Auckland in 1983 to become sports editor of the new Newstalk ZB, Newstalk 1ZB. Ten years later, he was promoted to general manager of Talk Programming for The Radio Network, with a principal responsibility for Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport. Francis is a director of Radio New Zealand. He has served as chief executive of the Radio Broadcasters Association, and chairman of the New Zealand Radio Awards Committee and the Radio Industry Research Committee. He has been on the board of the Advertising Standards Authority and a member of the New Zealand Music Performance Committee and the Online Media Standards Authority Compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Francis
William Roy "wiL" Francis (a.k.a. William Control) (born January 8, 1982) is an American musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the horror punk band Aiden. Career Francis joined the original lineup of Aiden in 2003 as their bassist and replaced Steve Clemens as lead vocalist later that year. He became the creative force behind Aiden and, for the 2015 final album and tours, was the only member of the original lineup still in the band. During Aiden's hiatus from 2012 to 2015, Francis' primary musical output was William Control, and he has returned to this project full-time. He has also released four albums ('' Hate Culture'', '' Noir'', '' Silentium Amoris'', and '' The Neuromancer'') under the name William Control, featuring a synthesizer driven darkwave, synth-pop style, as well as two live albums ('' Live in London Town'' and ''Babylon'', two acoustic albums (''Skeleton Strings'' and '' Skeleton Strings 2''), an EP (''Novus Ordo Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
