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(Encyclopedia) Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Herbert, William: see Pembroke, William Herbert, 3d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) William Rufus: see William II, king of England. ...

(Encyclopedia) Thomson, William: see Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bradshaw, Henry, 1831–86, English librarian and antiquarian at Cambridge. He discovered, organized, and made known the university's treasures of manuscripts and incunabula, especially those in Gaeli...

(Encyclopedia) Liddell, Henry George lĭdˈəl [key], 1811–98, English classical scholar. He was headmaster (1846–55) of Westminster School and dean (1855–91) of Christ Church, Oxford. Liddell is famous for hi...

(Encyclopedia) Alden, Henry Mills ôlˈdən [key], 1836–1919, American editor, b. Mt. Tabor, Vt. He was editor of Harper's Magazine from 1869 until his death. A highly religious and fastidious man, he directed his...

(Encyclopedia) Havemeyer, Henry Osborne hăvˈəmīˌyər [key], 1847–1907, American industrialist, b. New York City. He inherited large family interests in sugar refining and, with his brother Theodore, expanded ...

(Encyclopedia) Gilpin, Henry Dilworth gĭlˈpĭn [key], 1801–60, American public official, U.S. attorney general (1840–41), b. Lancaster, England. He practiced law in Pennsylvania and served as U.S. district att...

(Encyclopedia) Murray, William: see Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of. ...