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Willis
Willis may refer to: Places United States * Willis, Florida, an unincorporated community * Willis, Kansas, a city * Willis, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Willis, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Willis, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Willis, Texas, a city * Willis, Floyd County, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Willis, Russell County, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Willis River, a tributary of the James River in Virginia Elsewhere * Willis, Grenada, a town * Willis Island, Coral Sea Islands Territory, Australia * Willis Islands, South Georgia Islands Arts and entertainment Works * ''Giselle'' or ''The Willis'', a ballet (in the ballet, the Willis are a group of supernatural women) * ''Le Villi'' (''The Willis'' or ''The Fairies''), an opera-ballet composed by Giacomo Puccini * Willis (album), ''Willis'' (album), by The Pietasters Fictional characters * Willis Jackson (character), in the 1970s-1980s American sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis (surname)
Willis is a surname of English people, English, Norman French people, French, and Scottish people, Scottish origin. The oldest extant family of the name, the Willes family of Warwickshire, formerly of Newbold Comyn and Fenny Compton, has used the spellings 'Willis,' 'Willys,' and 'Wyllys' and appear in records from 1330. In this case, the name derives from the name ''de Welles'' (under which name the family were Lincolnshire noblemen) which comes from the Normans, Norman name ''de Vallibus'' (meaning 'of the valley'), which in turn was derived from the ''Vaux'' family tree. The Vaux family, established in England by Harold de Vaux, a close relative of William the Conqueror, appears in French records from 794. They had held power in their own right and through royal intermarriages. There are other derivations of the name, including, particularly in Scotland, 'son of William/ Will' (whereby the name has developed from 'Wills', and is similar to 'Wilson' and other related names); becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Family
The Willis family are a fictional family from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. They were introduced by Don Battye in 1989, but left screens in 1996, before being reintroduced in 2013. The first family member to be seen on-screen was Brad Willis (Neighbours), Brad Willis, who appeared in a guest capacity from October 1989, and then his sister Cody Willis, Cody from November. The family became a more permanent fixture with the arrival of patriarch Doug Willis and his wife Pam Willis, Pam, who moved onto Ramsay Street the following year. Cody was the last family member to regularly appear in the show until her on-screen death in 1996, which brought Pam back briefly to bury her daughter. In 2013 Richard Jasek reintroduced a grown-up Brad with a new family; wife Terese Willis, Terese, and twin teenagers Josh Willis (Neighbours), Josh and Imogen Willis, Imogen. Doug and Pam returned in guest capacities, while Brad's long lost child Paige Smith joined the family a year later, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Tower
The Willis Tower, formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-storey, story, skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), it opened in 1973 as the List of tallest buildings and structures in the world, world's tallest building, a title that it held for nearly 25 years. It is the List of tallest buildings in the United States, third-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, as well as the List of tallest buildings in the world, 23rd-tallest in the world. Each year, more than 1.7 million people visit the Skydeck observation deck, the highest in the United States, making it one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations. The building occupies a site bound by Franklin Street, Jackson Boulevard, Wacker Drive, and Adams Street. Graham and Khan designed the building as nine square "Tube (structure), tubes" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis, Texas
Willis is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, Montgomery County, Texas, United States, located eight miles north of Conroe, Texas, Conroe in north central Montgomery County. The city began to develop in 1870 after what is now the Union Pacific Railroad built track through the area. As a part of the Piney Woods, the Willis economy has historically been driven by lumber, agriculture, and the manufacture of lumber and agriculture equipment. From the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, it produced tobacco as a commodity crop. Competition from Cuba reduced its contribution to the economy. The population was 6,431 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and was estimated to be 6,964 in 2023. In 2008, after Willis's population passed 5,000, the city established a Home rule in the United States, home rule city charter. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.04%) is water. History Before the foundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis High School
Willis High School is a public high school in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Willis Independent School District. In 2022, the school received a C grade from the Texas Education Agency. History The school was opened in 1995 and replaced the previous Willis High School now known as Lynn Lucas Middle School. In 2004 the school had about 1,440 students. Ben Cooper was the principal until 2006. That year, Tim Patton became the principal. On June 10, 2010, he was reassigned to a position in the district's headquarters. In 2023 the school had an enrollment of 2,496. Demographics In the 2022–2023 school year, there were 2,521 students enrolled at Willis High School. The ethnic distribution of students was as follows: * 49.6% White * 37.4% Hispanic * 8.2% African American * 1.0% Asian * 0.3% American Indian * 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander * 3.3% Two or More Races 57.3% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Group Holdings
Willis Group Holdings plc was a multinational risk advisor, insurance brokerage and reinsurance brokerage company headquartered in the Willis Building in London. It was the third-largest insurance broker worldwide by revenues. In 2016, the company acquired Towers Watson and was renamed Willis Towers Watson. History In 1828, Henry Willis began selling imported goods for commission on the Baltic Exchange in London. In 1841, he began brokering insurance for the cargoes of commodities he sold on commission. He expanded to marine insurance and founded Henry Willis & Company shortly thereafter. In 1896, the company expanded to the U.S. market through a relationship with Johnson & Higgins. In 1898, the company merged with Faber Brothers (founded in 1886) to form Willis Faber. In 1928, it merged with Dumas & Wylie (founded in 1843) to create Willis, Faber & Dumas. In the 1950s, the company's actuary business grew significantly as private pensions gained usage. The company was li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Island
Willis Island is the only permanently inhabited island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory, an external territory of Australia, located beyond the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea. The island is located some east of Cairns, Queensland. It is the southernmost of the Willis Islets, a group of three islands which with their associated sandy cays stretch in a NNE to SSW line for about . Willis Island itself is aligned NW to SE and is about long by wide, in area, rising to about above sea level. Weather monitoring station The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has a weather station on the island. There are usually four weather observers, one of whom is Officer-in-Charge, and one Technical Officer (electronic engineering) living on the island. History The Willis Island weather monitoring station was established in 1921 and equipped with a radio transmitter in order to provide a cyclone early warning service for Queensland. The first officer in charge was John King Davis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis (given Name)
Willis is a masculine given name which may refer to the following people: Men *Willis Bouchey (1907–1977), American actor * Willis B. Burns (1851–1915), American businessman and politician *Willis Carrier (1876–1950), American engineer and inventor, best known for inventing modern air conditioning *Willis Carto (1926–2015), American far right activist and Holocaust denier *Willis Conover (1920–1996), jazz producer and longtime broadcaster on the Voice of America * Willis Gibson (born 2010), American ''Tetris'' player * Willis Goldbeck (1898–1979), American screenwriter and film director * Willis Hall (1929–2005), English playwright and radio and television writer *Willis Harman (1918–1997), American engineer, social scientist, academic, futurist and writer * Willis A. Hawkins (died 1886), justice of the Georgia Supreme Court * Willis Nichols Hawley, American soldier * Willis Hudlin (1906–2002), Major League Baseball pitcher * Willis Jackson, Baron Jackson of Burnley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Jackson (character)
This is a list of characters from the NBC and American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes''. Main characters table Phillip Drummond Phillip Drummond was portrayed by Conrad Bain. He is a friendly, wealthy white widower, who runs ''Trans-Allied, Incorporated.'' He was born December 3, 1931, in Manhattan, New York (state), New York. (This made him Conrad Bain's junior by eight years.) Phillip has a daughter, #Kimberly Drummond, Kimberly, and two adopted African American sons, #Willis Jackson, Willis and his younger brother #Arnold Jackson, Arnold Jackson. He also has an eccentric elder sister named Sophia (played by Dody Goodman). Arnold and Willis' mother, Lucy Jackson (portrayed by Todd Bridges' real-life mother), worked as a housekeeper for the Drummonds years ago; her death-bed wish was that Phillip would take care of her two sons. In the series pilot, Phillip welcomes Arnold and Willis into his home. Phillip had dated several women, and would later get r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis & Co
Willis & Co. is a piano manufacturer, formerly founded in 1884 by Alexander Parker Willis and based in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany. A retailer of Willis & Co. in Canada was sold by the Willis family in 1967, and went out of business in 1979. The global branch was merged with the Landshut Willis company in Germany. History In 1884, a retailer of Willis & Co. was established in Quebec, Montreal by Alexander Parker Willis. In 1900, Willis & Co. acquired the major shares of the Lesage & Fils piano factory. In 1907, Willis & Co. purchased controlling interest in the Lesage Piano Company and the firm started producing “Willis & Company” brand pianos full time. In 1910, at its peak, Willis & Co. made close to 3000 pianos each year. In 1967, the Canadian retailer was vended by the Willis family, and the global branch was merged with the Landshut Willis company in Germany. On August 30, 1976, brand Willis ( registered number:DE948592) was approved by German Patent and Trade Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis, Michigan
Willis is an unincorporated community in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Augusta Charter Township. As an unincorporated community, Willis has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48191 ZIP Code. Geography Willis sits at an elevation of above sea level. The community is located about southeast of Ann Arbor in the southeastern corner of Washtenaw County. It is centered along Willis Road between Potterville Drive to the east and Bunton Road to the west. The community of Whittaker is a few miles to the southwest. Willis is served by Lincoln Consolidated School District. History The area received its first post office under the name Paint Creek in 1833. The community of Willis was originally known as Potter after early settler Willis L. Potter and developed just to the east of Paint Creek. Willis owes its creation to the building of a Grand Trunk Railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Building (London)
The Willis Building is a commercial skyscraper in London named after the primary tenant, Willis Group. It is located on Lime Street, London, Lime Street in the City of London financial district. The building was designed by Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Norman Foster and developed by British Land. It stands opposite the Lloyd's building and is tall, with 26 storeys. It features a "stepped" design with setbacks rising at and . In total, there are of office floor-space, most of which was pre-let to the insurance broker Willis. History The Willis Building was constructed between 2004 and 2008 under the management of Mace and represented a significant addition to the City of London skyline at the time, becoming its fourth-tallest building after Tower 42, 30 St Mary Axe and CityPoint. The core was topped out in July 2006 and the steelwork completed in September that year. Cladding began in July 2006 and the structure was externally completed by June 2007. It was inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
