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(Encyclopedia) William, king of Scotland: see William the Lion. ...

(Encyclopedia) William, ruler of Albania: see William, prince of Wied. ...

(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie King, William Lyon: see King, William Lyon Mackenzie. ...

(Encyclopedia) Ellis, William, 1794–1872, English missionary, pioneer of printing in the Pacific. Sent in 1816 to Polynesia as a nonconformist missionary, he set up at Tahiti the first printing press in the South ...

(Encyclopedia) Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William: see Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount. ...

(Encyclopedia) Forsythe, William fôrsīthˈ [key], 1949–, American dancer and choreographer, b. New York City. He trained with the Joffrey Ballet (1971–73), then joined the Stuttgart Ballet (1973), becoming its...

(Encyclopedia) Stoughton, William stōˈtən [key], 1631–1701, American colonial statesman. He was probably born in England but studied at Harvard (grad. 1650) before attending New College, Oxford (M.A., 1653). At...

(Encyclopedia) Arran ârˈən [key], island (1981 pop. 4,725), 165 sq mi (427 sq km), North Ayshire, W Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. It is largely granitic and is wild and rocky; it rises to 2,866 ft (874 m). Its...

(Encyclopedia) Villiers, George William Frederick: see Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish: see Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3d duke of. ...