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Walter Simon Ernest Julius Walter Simon CBE FBA (10 June 1893, Berlin - 22 February 1981, London) was a sinologist and librarian. He was born in Berlin and lived there, being educated at the University of Berlin, until he fled the Nazis to London in 1934, where he spent all the rest of his life except for brief periods as a visiting professor in various countries, teaching Chinese at the University of London from 1947 to 1960.
Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science is a university in the Eastern Cape Province,South Africa, which came into existence on 1 July, 2005. It was the result of a merger between Border Technikon, Eastern Cape Technikon, and the University of Transkei.
Walter Skinner Walter Sergei Skinner is a fictional character played by Mitch Pileggi on the Fox television series The X-Files. Skinner is an Assistant Director of the FBI and is the direct supervisor of Special Agents Mulder and Scully and the X-Files office.
Walter Stanley Monroe Walter Stanley Monroe (May 14, 1871-October 6, 1952) was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.
Walter Stauffer McIlhenny Walter Stauffer McIlhenny (October 22, 1910 - June 22, 1985) served as president of McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand pepper sauce, from 1949 until his death in 1985. He also distinguished himself as a member of the U.
Walter Stewart Walter Gordon Stewart (April 19, 1931 – September 15, 2004) was an outspoken Canadian writer, editor and journalism educator, a veteran of newspapers and magazines and author of more than twenty books, several of them bestsellers. The Globe and Mail reported news of his death with the headline: "He was Canada's conscience.
Walter Suggs Walt Suggs was an American college and professional football player. An offensive and defensive lineman, he played college football at Mississippi State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1962 through 1969, and for the NFL Oilers in 1970 and 1971.
Walter Sullivan Walter Sullivan is a fictional character and antagonist of the video game Silent Hill 4: The Room. Although he is the main antagonist of the game, and the player character is a young man named Henry Townshend, many state that he is in a way the main character of the game as the story revolves almost entirely around him.
Walter Sutton Walter Stanborough Sutton (April 5, 1877 - November 10, 1916) was an American biologist whose most significant contribution to present-day biology was his theory that the Mendelian laws of inheritance could be applied to chromosomes at the cellular level.
Walter Sykes George Walter Sykes George (1881-1962) was an English architect who was active in India during the first half of the 20th century. He was born in a family of Quaker architects and brought up in East Anglia and Manchester, where he worked in the family's architectural pratice.
Walter the Steward, 1st High Steward of Scotland Walter Stewart, the youngest son of Alan Fitzflaald, went to Scotland where he received land in Renfrew, including Paisley, and the hereditary dignity of High Steward or Seneschal of Scotland, from David I of Scotland. This dignity is what the surname Stewart, (modified by some branches to "Steuart", or to French form "Stuart") took origin from in the reign of Malcolm IV (1153-1165).
Walter Tandy Murch Walter Tandy Murch (1907-1967) was a painter whose still life paintings of machine parts, brick fragments, clocks, broken dolls, hovering light bulbs and glowing lemons are an unusual combination of realism and abstraction. His style of painting objects as though they are being seen through frosted glass has been compared to 18th century painters such as Chardin, while his oddly marred and pitted surfaces tend to evoke the 20th century's abstract expressionists.
Walter Taylor Walter Willard Taylor Jr (1913 – 1997) was an American anthropologist and archaeologist most famous for his work at Coahuila in Mexico and his "Conjunctive archaeology", a method of studying of the past combining elements of both the traditional archaeology of the period and the allied field of anthropology. This is exemplified by his work A Study of Archeology (1948, American Anthropological Association, Memoir 69).
Walter Tennyson Swingle Walter Tennyson Swingle (January 8, 1871–January 19, 1952) was an American agricultural botanist who was born in Canaan, Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Kansas two years later. He graduated from the Kansas State Agricultural College in 1890, and studied in Bonn in 1895-96 and 1898.
Walter Thomas Monnington Sir Walter Thomas Monnington (October 2, 1902, London—1976) was an English painter. From 1918 to 1923, he studied at the Slade School of Art and then became the Royal Academy’s Rome Scholar for the next three years.
Walter Thomson Walter Cunningham Thomson (1895-1964) was a politician, lawyer and rancher in Ontario, Canada. Thomson first ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1943 but came in fourth place losing to Harry Nixon.
Walter Thornton Walter Miller Thornton (February 18, 1875 in Lewiston, Maine - July 14, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) was a Major League Baseball player who played from 1895 through 1898 for the Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans.
Walter Tirel Sir Walter Tirel (also spelt Tyrell), Lord of Poix, was an English nobleman infamous for being involved in the death of King William II of England, also known as William Rufus. He was born in Tonbridge, Kent, in 1065.
Walter Tkaczuk Walter Tkaczuk (born September 29, 1947 in Emsdetten, Germany) was an OHA hockey player for the Kitchener Rangers from 1963-64 to 1967-68. During the last season with Kitchener he was given the chance to play two games with the New York Rangers.
Walter Trachsler Walter Trachsler was Death's guitar technician, who, together with Louie Carrisalez, was picked up to play the guitars by the remaining angried Death members for the infamous 1990s "fuck Chuck" European tour, after Chuck Schuldiner announced he would not partipate on the tour.
Walter Trampler Walter Trampler (August 25, 1915- September 27, 1997) was a virtuoso performer and teacher of the viola and viola d'amore. He was born in Munich and began to study music at the age of 6, learning from his father, a violinist.
Walter Trier Walter Trier (25 June 1890, Prague – 8 July 1951 Craigleith, near Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) was an illustrator, best known for his work for the children's books of Erich Kästner and the covers of the magazine Lilliput.
Walter Ulbricht Walter Ulbricht (June 30, 1893 – August 1, 1973) was a German communist politician. As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he held arguably the most central role in the early development and establishment of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic).
Walter Ullmann Walter Ullmann (1910-1983) was an Austrian-Jewish scholar, who settled in the United Kingdom after leaving Austria in the late 1930s. He was a recognised authority on medieval political thought, and in particular legal theory, an area in which he published prolifically.
Walter Underhill Walter Underhill (September 12, 1795 - August 17, 1866) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies, was trustee of the house of refuge, and was treasurer of New York City for several years.
Walter von Cronberg Walter von Cronberg (born 1477 at Kronberg Castle near Frankfurt am Main; died 4 April 1545) was the 38th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order between 1527 and 1543. Von Cronberg hailed from a rather poor family of knights.
Walter Varney Walter Varney is the founder of Varney Airlines, based in Boise, Idaho, and Varney Speed Lines at El Paso, Texas. Varney Airlines is the root of what became United Airlines, and Varney Speed Lines became Continental Airlines.
Walter Veith Walter Julius Veith (*1949) is a scientist, author and speaker known for his work in nutrition, creationism and other Christian topics. He studied zoology at the University of Stellenbosch and obtained his doctorate in zoology from the University of Cape Town in 1979.
Walter Veltroni Walter Veltroni (born 3 July, 1955) is an Italian politician and member of the Democrats of the Left (DS) party. He has served as Mayor of Rome since 2001, and is widely considered the most popular mayor in Italy.
Walter Verco Sir Walter John George Verco, KCVO (1907-2001) was a long-serving officer of arms who served in many capacities at the College of Arms in London. From humble beginnings, Verco rose high in his profession in the 1950s and 1960s by making himself indispensable to Sir George Bellew, then Garter Principal King of Arms.
Walter W. Arndt Walter Arndt is the Professor Emeritus of Russian Language and Literature at Dartmouth College. He has produced a number of notable translations including Goethe's Faust, Aleksandr Pushkin's Eugene Onegin and a number of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Walter W. Bacon Walter Wolfkiel Bacon (January 20 1879 – March 18 1962) was an American accountant and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served three terms as Mayor of Wilmington and two terms as Governor of Delaware.
Walter Ward Walter Ward (1911-1994) was a member of the New York City Council for a quarter of a century, serving 13 terms from 1968 until 1993. Ward, who took courses at the Dale Carnegie Institute, was the owner of the Ward Advertising Company, which specialized in outdoor signs.
Walter Washington Walter Edward Washington, (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was the first Home-Rule mayor of the District of Columbia. He was also the last appointed President of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.
Walter Werzowa Walter Thomas Werzowa (born in Vienna 15 december 1960) is a composer and member of the 1980s Austrian sampling band Edelweiss. He is founder of the 'sound design' company Musikvergnuegen (which translates as 'Love of Music' from the German language).
Walter Wick Walter Wick is an American photographer best known for the elaborate images in the I Spy find-it-in-the-picture book series from Scholastic Books. He has also contributed to Scholastic's Let's Find Out and Super Science series and photographed hundreds of mass-market magazine covers.
Walter William Skeat Walter William Skeat (November 21, 1835 - 1912), English philologist, was born in London on the 21st of November 1835, and educated at King's College, Highgate Grammar School, and Christ's College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in July 1860. The noted palaeographer T.
Walter Willson Cobbett Walter Willson Cobbett (1847-1937) was a British businessman and amateur violinist, and editor/author of Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. He also endowed the Cobbett Medal for services to Chamber Music.
Walter Wilson Walter Wilson was a chain of Supermarkets which spread throughout the North East of England during the 1970s and 1980s. The chain lost considerable market share throughout the 90s and sold many of its shops until in 1998, when the chain was bought out by Alldays, only 48 Walter Wilson shops remained.
Walter Winans Walter Winans (April 5, 1852 - August 12, 1920) was an American-born British marksman, sculptor, and painter who participated in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He won two medals for shooting: a gold in 1908 and a silver in 1912.
Walter Winchell Walter Winchell (April 7 1897 – February 20, 1972), an American newspaper and radio commentator, invented the gossip column at the New York Evening Graphic. He broke the journalistic taboo against exposing the private lives of public figures, permanently altering the shape of journalism and celebrity.
Walter Wolf (industrialist) Walter Wolf is an Slovenian-born Canadian oil-drilling equipment supplier who in the early 1970s made a fortune from the North Sea oil business and decided to join the world of Formula 1 (F1) motor racing. At first his funds helped prop up Frank Williams' fledgling F1 team before Williams left in 1977 to form a new team ("Williams Grand Prix Engineering", which went on to become the highly-successful WilliamsF1 team).
Walter Wolfgang Walter Julius Wolfgang (born June, 1923) is a German-born British socialist and peace activist. He is currently Vice President of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), Vice Chair of Labour CND and a supporter of the Stop the War Coalition.
Walter Wright (oral historian) Walter George Wright (? - 1949) was a Tsimshian hereditary chief from the community of Kitselas, near Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, whose extensive knowledge of oral history was published posthumously in book form as Men of Medeek.
Walter Yetnikoff Walter Yetnikoff is a former Columbia Records/CBS record-label mogul, famed for living la vida coca [sic] and generally living life to the full. He left his job in 1990 and has since re-shaped his life and gone on to write a highly entertaining set of memoirs under the title "Howling at the Moon" (published in 2004).
Walter Young (baseball player) Walter Ernest Young (born February 18, 1980 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a first baseman and designated hitter who played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005 and is currently in the Houston Astros organization. He is known for his large size (he is listed at 6-5 and 322 pounds) and his ability to hit towering home runs.
Walter's Hot Dog Walter's Hot Dog Stand is a world famous hot dog stand in Southern White Plains, New York that is unique in that it has its own mustard brand, cuts the hot dogs in half, and has had a tradition of doing so for over 86 years. It was voted the best roadside stand in Westchester in 1994 to 2004.
Walter, Archbishop of Sens Walter (Vaulter), was Archbishop of Sens (887-923). He anointed Eudes in 888, Robert I in July, 922, and Rudolph of France on 13 July, 923, in the Church of St-Médard at Soissons; he doubtlessly inherited from his uncle Vaultier, Bishop of Orléans, a superb Sacramentary composed between 855 and 873 for the Abbey of St-Amand at Puelle.
Walterclough Hall Walterclough Hall, sometimes known as Water Clough Hall or Upper Walterclough, lies in the Walterclough Valley southeast of Halifax and northeast of the village of Southowram in the West Riding of Yorkshire, along side the Red Beck.
Walters Art Museum The Walters Art Museum, located in Baltimore, Maryland's Mount Vernon neighborhood, is a small privately-formed art collections open to the public. The museum's collection was amassed substantially by two men, William Thompson Walters ( -1894), who began serious collecting when he moved to Paris at the outbreak of the American Civil War and Henry Walters (1848-1931), who refined the collection, and rehoused it in a palazzo.
Walters State Community College Walters State Community College is a state-supported community college operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents and located in Morristown, Tennessee, established in 1970 and named in honor of former United States Senator Herbert S. Walters.
Waltham Abbey (abbey) Waltham Abbey in the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England was founded in 1030 and a building was constructed on the site by Harold Godwinson thirty years later. The Augustinian abbey was a popular place for overnight stays with kings and other important people who were hunting in Waltham Forest.
Waltham Abbey F.C. Waltham Abbey Youth Club, based in Waltham Abbey, Essex, first played football at “Capershotts” during the Second World War and in later years the club became known as firstly Waltham Abbey, then Abbey Sports. Both clubs gained numerous honours in the Northern Suburban League.
Waltham Abbey, Essex Waltham Abbey is a market town of about 20,400 people in the south west of the county of Essex, in the East of England region. It is about 24 km north of London on the Greenwich Meridian and lies between the River Lea in the west and Epping Forest in the east.
Waltham Forest parks and open spaces The London Borough of Waltham Forest is an Outer London borough. The Borough manages over 500 acres (205ha) of open space; also within the boundaries are parts of Epping Forest; and a series of reservoirs alongside the River Lee.
Waltham Holy Cross Urban District Waltham Holy Cross Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. It was created in 1894 and covered the area of the large and ancient parish of Waltham Holy Cross, which included the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex as well as the hamlets of Holyfield, High Beach, Sewardstone and Upshire.
Waltham International SA Waltham International SA was founded in 1954 in Lausanne, Switzerland, by the American Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, to provide the necessary watch and movement parts, which were not readily available in U.S.
Waltham Land Trust The Waltham Land Trust is a private, non-profit corporation that seeks to preserve open space in Waltham, Massachusetts. The trust currently sponsors many projects, including the protection of the grounds of the former Gaebler Children's Center.
Waltham on the Wolds Waltham on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, about five miles north-east of Melton Mowbray on the A607. The parish has a population of about 900, and is the site of the Waltham transmitting station, which serves most of the East Midlands.
Waltham Windmill Waltham is a village situated approximately 5 miles south-west of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Waltham Windmill is renowned in the area for having 6 sails still in full working capacity, being one of the very few such windmills like this in England.
Waltham, New Zealand Waltham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres southeast of the city centre. State Highway 73, part of Christchurch's ring road system, runs through the suburb, as does the Heathcote River and the Christchurch - Lyttelton rail corridor.
Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency) Walthamstow East was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow in East London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Walthamstow Queens Road railway station Walthamstow Queens Road is a station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, in Zone 3, and is located between Blackhorse Road and Leyton Midland Road. It was opened as "Walthamstow" on 9 July 1894 and was renamed on 1 May 1968.
Walthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency) Walthamstow West was a parliamentary constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest in East London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Walther Augustin Villiger Walther Augustin Villiger (1872 – 1938 his first name is sometimes spelt Walter) was a German] [[astronomer and Carl Zeiss engineer who discovered an asteroid while working in Munich, Germany. He also participated in the observation of comets.
Walther Bauersfeld Walther Bauersfeld (January 23, 1879 in Berlin–October 28, 1959 in Heidenheim an der Brenz) was a German engineer, employed by the Zeiss Corporation, on a suggestion by the German astronomer Wolf, started work on the first projection planetarium in 1912. This work was halted by military needs during World War I, but resumed after the war.
Walther Bothe Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (January 8, 1891 – February 8, 1957) was a German physicist, mathematician, chemist, and Nobel Prize winner. Bothe won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics (along with Max Born) for his invention of the coincidence circuit.
Walther HP The Walther HP was a pre-war commercial version of what would later become the Walther P 38, about 30,000 Walther HP pistols were produced. The vast majority were chambered in 9 x 19 mm, but several hundred were also produced in .
Walther Kadow Walther Kadow (1863-1923) was a school teacher murdered by Rudolf Höss in 1923. Kadow was a communist, and was widely suspected to have betrayed the proto-Nazi martyr Albert Leo Schlageter to the French occupation authorities in the Ruhr.
Walther Kossel Walther Ludwig Julius Kossel (January 4, 1888 in Berlin, Germany – 22 May, 1956 in Tübingen, Germany) was a German physicist known for his theory of the chemical bond (ionic bond/octet rule), Sommerfeld-Kossel displacement law of atomic spectra, the Kossel-Stranski model for crystal growth, and the Kossel effect. Walther was the son of Albrecht Kossel who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1910.
Walther MĂĽller Walther MĂĽller (September 6, 1905 in Hannover - December 4, 1979, in Walnut Creek, California), was a German physicist, most well known for his improvement of Hans Geiger's counter for ionizing radiation, now known as the Geiger-MĂĽller tube.
Walther Nernst Walther Hermann Nernst (June 25, 1864 – November 18, 1941) was a German chemist who helped establish the modern field of physical chemistry. Nernst contributed to electrochemistry, thermodynamics, solid state chemistry and photochemistry.
Walther P 38 The Walther P38 was a 9 mm pistol that was developed by Walther as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942.
Walther P88 The P88 was a semiautomatic pistol developed by the Walther company of Germany in 1988, hence the model name P88. Its main features are a high-capacity double-stacked magazine designed for military and law enforcement use.
Walther PPK The Walther PP series pistols include the Walther PP, PPK, and PPK/S. They are blowback-operated semiautomatic pistols manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen in Germany or under license from Walther in France and the United States These pistols feature an exposed hammer, a double-action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel which also acts as the guide rod for the gun's single recoil spring.
Walther Sommerlath Walther Sommerlath (January 22, 1901 - October 21, 1990), father of Queen Silvia of Sweden, was a German businessman, president of the Brazilian subsidiary of the Swedish steel-parts manufacturer Uddeholm. Expatriate member of the German Nazi Party 1934 - 1945.
Walther WA 2000 The Walther WA 2000 bullpup sniper rifle was designed by the Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen company from the ground up as a specialised police sniper rifle as opposed to being an adaptation from an existing rifle.
Walther Wenck Walther Wenck (September 18, 1900 - May 1, 1982) was the youngest general in the German Army during the Second World War. Prior to joining the Reichswehr in 1920, he was a member of the Freikorps in 1919 He commanded the German Twelfth Army] which he ordered to surrender to the United States in order to avoid capture by the Soviets.
Walton & Anfield railway station Walton & Anfield railway station was a station located on the Canada Dock Branch to east side of Walton Lane in Walton, Liverpool, England, it opened on the July 1 1870. It closed to passengers on 31 May 1948.
Walton & Johnson Show The Walton & Johnson Show is a syndicated morning radio show currently broadcasting from KIOL, a rock radio station in Houston, Texas. Eight other stations in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Kentucky also broadcast the show.
Walton Arts Center The Walton Arts Center is Arkansas' largest performing arts center. It is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas near the campus of the University of Arkansas, and serves as a cultural center for the Northwest Arkansas area.
Walton family The Walton family is the richest family in the world, their wealth inherited from Bud and Sam Walton, founders of the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart. The five most prominent members (Jim, Christy, Rob, Alice, and Helen) have consistently been in the top ten of the Forbes 400 since 2001, although Helen dropped to #11 in 2006.
Walton Hall and Gardens Walton Hall and Gardens is located south west of Warrington, Cheshire, England just off the A56 and is owned and operated by Warrington Borough Council. It is the borough's main park and provides leisure facilities for people from Warrington, Runcorn and the villages north of Northwich.
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes Walton Hall is a district in Milton Keynes, in the English county of Buckinghamshire, and is the location of the campus and offices of the Open University. The campus covers 40 hectares and the first buildings were designed by Maxwell Fry & Jane Drew in 1969.
Walton Hall, West Yorkshire Walton Hall is a stately home in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. It was built in the Palladian style around 1767 on an island within a 26 acre (105,000 m²) lake, on the site of a former moated medieval hall.
Walton Hill At 316 metres, Walton Hill is the highest point in the range of hills in Worcestershire known as the Clent Hills. It is the highest point for 21 miles in all directions, and as such commands an excellent panorama.
Walton Park Branch The Walton Park Branch was located in Otago, New Zealand and operated from 1874 until 1957, except for the first section, which survived until 1980. It was adjacent to the Fernhill Branch and was, in the words of David Leitch and Brian Scott, essentially "an industrial service siding rejoicing in the status of a branch line.
Walton-on-the-Hill Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, is a small village in England, situated midway between Reigate and Epsom, just inside the M25 orbital motorway around London. It is situated close to the larger village of Tadworth, and is occasionally incorrectly thought of as an extension of Tadworth.
Walton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Walton (perhaps formerly known as Walcot) is a hamlet in the parish of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, England. Although Aylesbury has grown to such an extent that it completely surrounds Walton by a couple of miles in each direction, the hamlet is still marked on modern maps.
Walton, Wakefield Walton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. It is on the Barnsley Canal and includes Walton Hall, West Yorkshire, the home of Charles Waterton, the man who made Walton Hall into the first nature reserve in the country, and who invented the bird nesting box.
Waltons (department store) Waltons was an Australian department store chain, founded by Sir John Robert Walton. bought a menswear store in 1951, located in George St], [[Sydney, opposite Town Hall railway station and the Queen Victoria Building.
Waltzer A waltzer is a fairground ride that consists of a number of cars which are free to spin individually while rotating around a central point like a carousel. The floor of the ride is not flat and the cars lift and fall gently as the ride spins, the weight of the riders causing each car to rotate.
Waluigi is a fictional character from the Mario series who has so far only appeared in spin-off and party games, as opposed to main platformer titles. He is Luigi's evil counterpart, in the same way that Wario is Mario's evil counterpart.
Walworth (UK Parliament constituency) Walworth (strictly named Newington, Walworth) was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Walworth district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Walworth, London Walworth is a place in the London Borough of Southwark, between Camberwell and Elephant and Castle. The name Walworth probably derives its name from the old English "Wealhworth" which meant Welsh (British) farm.
Wałbrzych Wałbrzych (pronounce: ['vawbʒix], ) is a town in south-western Poland with 139,600 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), it was previously the capital of Wałbrzych Voivodeship (1975-1998).
Wałbrzych County Wałbrzych County (in Polish powiat wałbrzyski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Walbrzych City itself is separated into the Walbrzych City County.
Wałbrzych Voivodeship Walbrzych Voivodeship (Polish: województwo wałbrzyskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Wałbrzych.
Wama Bonaya Wama Bonaya is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Wama Bonaya is bordered on the southwest by Nunu Kumba, on the west by Guto Wayu, on the northwest by Sibu Sire, on the north by Bila Seyo, on the northeast by the Mirab Shewa Zone, and on the southeast by the Jimma Zone.
Waman Bapuji Metre ==Waman Bapuji Metre== Waman Bapuji Metre (Vāman Bāpūji Metre) (February 14, 1906 – November 21, 1970), admiringly referred to as Dādā ('Elder Brother') Metre in the Indian oil industry circles, was the doyen of Indian petroleum geologists. For his life-time pioneering contribution to petroleum exploration and development in India and for his 'significant contribution to the growth of the oil industry in the country', he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1968, the highest of the civilian awards conferred to date by the President of India on any professional in the fields of mining, petroleum exploration or production.

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