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Werner Fenchel Moritz Werner Fenchel (May 3, 1905 – January 24, 1988) was a German mathematician. He wrote his doctorate thesis in geometry (Über Krümmung und Windung geschlossener Raumkurven) under Ludwig Bieberbach at the University of Berlin.
Werner Fischer (Rektor) Werner Fischer (born November 7, 1939 in Epfenbach, Germany) is a Doctor of mechanical engineering and was between 1980 and 1990 Vice-President and between 1990 and 2005 President of the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe in Germany.
Werner Grossmann Werner GroĂźmann was born in Ober-Ebenheit on 6 March 1929. He started his career as a brick-layer, but joined the Ministry for State Security in 1952 where he studied political and military espionage, rapidly rising in the ranks of the East German secret police.
Werner Hamacher Werner Hamacher (born 1948) is a deconstructive literary critic and theorist. Hamacher is currently a Professor in the University of Frankfurt's Institute for General and Comparative Literature (Institut fĂĽr Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft) and was previously Professor of German and the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University.
Werner Heisenberg Werner Karl Heisenberg (December 5, 1901 – February 1, 1976) was a celebrated German physicist and Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, and acknowledged to be one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. He was born in Würzburg, Germany and died in Munich.
Werner Henke Werner Henke (May 13, 1909 - June 15, 1944) in Thorn, now Torun, Poland was the commander of the German submarine U-515 during the Second Battle of the Atlantic of World War II. U-515 was sunk by the American task group 22.
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is a short documentary film directed by Les Blank in 1980 which depicts director Werner Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven.
Werner Christie Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1949-) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs (Department of Health) 1992-1993, and Minister of Health and Social Affairs (health affairs) 1993-1995.
Werner Langen Werner Langen November 27, 1949) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Rhineland-Palatinate. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.
Werner Lorenz Werner Lorenz (born October 2, 1891 in GrĂĽnhof, Pomerania, died March 13, 1974 in Hamburg) was a German Waffen-SS general, an SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer, and a leader of the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (sometimes translated "Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans"), an organization charged with settling ethnic Germans in the Reich from other parts of Europe.
Werner Lucas Werner Lucas was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot, and a highly decorated 'ace' with some 106 aircraft claimed destroyed. All claims were made against the Soviet Air Force in 1941-43 while serving on the Eastern front with Jagdgeschwader 3.
Werner Lueg Werner Lueg (born September 16, 1931 in Brackwede, near Bielefeld) is a former German middle distance runner who equalised Lennart Strand's and Gunder Hägg's 1500 m world record in 3:43.0 min in Berlin in 1952.
Werner Munzinger Werner Munzinger (1832 - 7 November 1875) was a Swiss administrator and explorer of Africa. He was born in Olten, and studied science and history at the University of Bern, then later took courses in Oriental studies at Munich University and the Sorbonne.
Werner projection The Werner projection is a pseudoconical equal-area map projection, sometimes called the Stabius-Werner or the Stab-Werner projection. Because it is heart shaped, it is sometimes called a cordiform projection.
Werner Peiner Werner Peiner (Dusseldorf, 20 July, 1897 – Leichlingen, 19 August, 1984) was a German painter. He was first influenced by expressionism, but he became one of the most known and talented official painters of the Third Reich.
Werner Plan Werner Plan (or Werner Report) - at the European Summit in The Hague in 1969, the Heads of State and Government of the EC agreed to prepare a plan for the creation of the economic and monetary union. In October 1970 the Werner Report, drawn up by a working group chaired by Luxembourg's President and Minister for Treasury - Pierre Werner - was presented.
Werner Pluskat Werner Pluskat, was a German Major, commander of the 352nd Artillery (Artillerie Abteilung) of the German 352nd Infantry Division during Allied invasion in Normandy 1944. He was the first German officer who saw Allied invasion fleet on June 6, 1944, heading toward their landing zone at Omaha Beach.
Werner Roth (comics) Werner Roth is an American comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding Jack Kirby on Marvel Comics' X-Men. Initially on that title, Roth used the pseudonym Jay Gavin, taken from the names of his two sons.
Werner Schmidt Werner Schmidt (born January 18 1932) is a former Canadian politician. A teacher and school principal, Schmidt was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party following the defeat of Strom's government in 1971 despite the fact that Schmidt had never held a seat in the Alberta legislature.
Werner Schroeter Werner Schroeter (born April 7 1945 in Georgenthal, Thuringia) is a German film director, considered, together with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, one of the most important of his country in the post-war period. His 1980 film Palermo oder Wolfsburg, telling the story of a Sicilian guest worker in Germany, won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Werner Sombart Werner Sombart (January 19, 1863-May 18, 1941) was a German economist and sociologist, the head of the "Youngest Historical School" and one of the leading Continental European social scientists during the first quarter of the 20th century.
Werner Stocker (bobsleigh) Werner Stocker (born 14 August 1961) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the bobsleigh events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Stocker won a gold medal in the four-person bobsleigh event with teammates Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier and Marcel Fässler.
Werner Teske Werner Teske (24 April 1942 – 26 June 1981) was a captain of the Ministry for State Security of East Germany who was executed under allegations of "planned treason". He was the last person to be executed in the German Democratic Republic, and the last person to be executed in Germany.
Werner von Fritsch Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 in Benrath - 22 September 1939 Praga near Warsaw) was a prominent Wehrmacht officer, member of the German High Command, and the first German general to die in the Second World War.
Werner Villinger Werner Villinger (1887-1961) was a Nazi German psychiatrist, neurologist, eugenicist and the leading physician at the Bethel Institution ("Anstalt Bethel"). Villinger's specialities included juvenile delinquency, child guidance and group therapy.
Werner Voss Werner Voss (April 13, 1897–September 23, 1917) was a World War I German fighter pilot and ace. Born in Krefeld, the first son of an industrial dyer, Voss was at one time a friend and rival of the renowned Manfred von Richthofen, but lacked the Red Baron's aristocratic background.
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located near Port Richey, Florida, at the intersection of Scenic Drive and Cinema Drive, one mile west of the intersection of Cinema Drive/Ridge Manor Blvd. and U.
Wernicke's area Wernicke's area is a part of the human brain that forms part of the cortex, on the left posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus, encircling the auditory cortex, on the Sylvian fissure (part of the brain where the temporal lobe and parietal lobe meet).
Wernigerode (district) Wernigerode is a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, the district Nordhausen in Thuringia and the district Goslar in Lower Saxony.
Weroance A weroance is an Algonquian word meaning tribal chief, leader, commander, or king, notably among the Powhatan confederacy of the Virginia coast and Chesapeake Bay region. The Powhatan Confederacy, encountered by the colonists of Jamestown and adjacent area of the Virginia Colony beginning in 1607, spoke an Algonquian language.
Werowocomoco Werowocomoco was the political center of the Powhatan Confederacy of Native American tribes, speaking an Algonquian language, who lived in what is now Virginia at the time of the first English-Native encounters during the establishment of Jamestown and the Virginia Colony in the early 17th century.
Werra-Meißner-Kreis Werra-Meißner is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel.
Werribee Mercy Hospital Werribee Mercy Hospital, located in the western Melbourne suburb of Werribee on the Princes Highway, is a large regional community public hospital that provides a broad range of services which include surgical, maternity, obstetric care, dialysis, emergency, mental health, aged and palliative care, allied health services and a 24 hour emergency department. As part of the Werribee Mercy Mental Health Program the hospital offers a range of acute and community psychiatric services.
Werribee Open Range Zoo Werribee Open Range Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, focusing on displaying Australian and African animals. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary, and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Mansion.
Werribee Park Werribee Park is the estate of a historical building in Werribee, Victoria, Australia. It includes Werribee Park Mansion, the Victorian State Rose Garden, formal gardens, the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, the Werribee Open Range Zoo, a contemporary sculpture walk and a natural riverine which is being grown with the plants of the Kurung Jang Balluk clan who lived on Werribee River.
Werribee Plaza Werribee Plaza is major regional shopping centre located 30km south west ofMelbourne in the suburb of Werribee. The centre contain two supermarkets, Safeway and Coles, two discount department stores, Big W and Kmart, a department store, Harris Scarfe and Village Cinemas.
Werribee River The Werribee river is located on the plain west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The headwaters of a tributary, the Lederderg River, are north of Ballan near Daylesford and it flows across the basalt plain, through the suburb of Werribee to enter Port Phillip bay.
Werribee Secondary College Werribee Secondary College is a public secondary college located in Werribee, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1956, the college recently achieved international accredication from the Council of International Schools.
Werrimull, Victoria |Werrimull () is a small Australian town in the state of Victoria. It is 55 kilometres west of Mildura, ten kilometres south of the Sturt Highway opposite Lake Cullulleraine, in the Millewa region of Australia.
Werrington Lakes, New South Wales Werrington Lakes in Werrington, New South Wales, Australia were developed in the early eighties as a by-product of the overpass of the railway line to the east of Werrington railway station. Requiring massive amounts of fill to create the new overpass, developers, in conjunction with the council, decided to source the dirt from the original site.
Werriwa by-election, 2005 A by-election was held in the Werriwa electorate in south-western Sydney on March 19, 2005, after the resignation of Labor MP Mark Latham, who had represented the electorate since 1994. Latham, who at the time was also serving as federal Opposition Leader, had become increasingly disenchanted with political life and was struggling with recurring pancreatitis, had announced his resignation on January 18.
Werther Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann based on the German novella The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first performed at the Hofoper in Vienna on February 16, 1892.
Werther's Original Werther's Original is a brand of caramel candies owned by the German company August Storck KG, based in Berlin, Germany. The candy brand is named after the village of Werther in Westphalia, where the company was founded in 1903.
Wertstahl Wertstahl is a German band formed in 1998 in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded by Das Neue Universum members Sebastian Hartmann (under the pseudonym Wolfgang Amadeus Mossad, aged 25 at that point) and Renke Bahlmann (calling himself kNort).
Werwolf Werwolf (also Wehrwolf, a less common variation) was a Nazi plan at the end of World War II for a clandestine force which would carry out attacks against the Allies in the Allied-occupied regions of Germany. It was thus one example of a stay-behind organization.
Werwolfthron Werwolfthron is the second full-length album of the band Absurd, this being more of a compilation album, yet all was re-recorded, featuring material from the 1995 till 2001 times. This album does not feature the clean vocals displayed on previous releases.
Wes Archer Wesley "Wes" Archer (born November 26, 1961) is a television animation director. He was one of the original two directors (along with David Silverman) on The Simpsons' Tracey Ullman shorts and subsequently directed a number of Simpsons episodes before becoming supervising director at King of the Hill for many years.
Wes Benscoter Wes Benscoter is an American artist who is best known for his work album covers, especially heavy metal albums. He also has made covers for magazines and books, and shirt designs, and his art is featured in many galleries around the world.
Wes Bergmann Wes Bergmann is a regular participant on MTV reality shows, infamous for his cocky attitude and his relationship with former roommate Johanna Botta. His series of MTV appearances began airing in June 2005, when he was a cast member of The Real World: Austin.
Wes Borland Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well, such as The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face and currently Black Light Burns and From First to Last.
Wes Carroll Wes Carroll is one of the pioneering practitioners of vocal percussion in contemporary a cappella music. He is credited as the primary teacher of this art form, primarily through instructional videos and DVDs first created in the late 1990's.
Wes Covington John Wesley Covington (born March 27, 1932 in Laurinburg, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1956 to 1966. Covington is one of a handful of players to have played for four different teams in one season when he accomplished this feat in 1961.
Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series featuring the redoubtable Freddy Krueger character.
Wes Culwell Wes Culwell is an American reality television participant, motivational speaker, travel writer and blogger. He is best known for his winning appearance in the 2003 Bravo "gay dating" series Boy Meets Boy.
Wes Durham Dallas Wesley "Wes" Durham (born January 25, 1966 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American sportscaster. He has been the radio play-by-play announcer for Georgia Tech football, basketball and baseball teams since the start of the 1995-1996 season, and is known as "The Voice of the Yellow Jackets.
Wes Ferrell Wesley Cheek Ferrell (February 2 1908 - December 9 1976) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1927 through 1941, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians (1927-1933), Boston Red Sox (1934-1937), Washington Senators (1937-1938), New York Yankees (1938-1939), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940) and Boston Braves (1941).
Wes Fesler Wesley Eugene "Wes" Fesler (June 29, 1908 – July 30, 1989) was a three-sport athlete at the Ohio State University, including three consecutive years as a consensus first-team All-America selection in American football. He was later the football head coach at Wesleyan, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, and Minnesota, and the basketball head coach at Harvard and Princeton.
Wes Harrison Wes Harrison, also known as "Mr. Sound Effects", is an American comedian and voice actor, notable for his ability to create realistic sound effects using only his voice and a Shure 530 Slendyne microphone During his career Harrison has contributed sound effects to many films such as Peter Pan], [[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)|20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and the Tom and Jerry cartoon series.
Wes Hopkins Wes Hopkins is a former American football safety who played his entire career for the Philadelphia Eagles (1983-1993). Hopkins was only selected to the Pro Bowl once in 1985, but is considered one of the hardest hitting safeties ever to play the game.
Wes Johnson Wes Johnson is an actor who has appeared in such films as John Waters' A Dirty Shame, Chris Rock's Head of State, and the upcoming Nicole Kidman thriller The Visiting. He also appeared in For Richer or Poorer, Hearts in Atlantis, and the indy short Ted's 12.
Wes Linster Wes Linster is known for discovering the first intact skeleton of "Bambiraptor" (Bambiraptor feinbergorum), which is suggested to be the most convincing evolutionary link yet between dinosaurs and birds. He made this discovery near Glacier National Park in Montana in the early 1990s, while in his early teens.
Wes Littleton Wes Avi Littleton (born September 2, 1982 in Hayward, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers. Littleton, a relief pitcher with a sidearm delivery, made his Major League debut on July 4, 2006 in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Wes Madiko Wes Madiko, better known as Wes, is a musician who grew up in Mouataba, Cameroon. Wes Madiko began listening and playing music at the age of seven when his grandfather taught him how to play the Cameroon traditional instrument the Sanza.
Wes Mannion Wes Mannion (born September,1970) is best known from the series The Crocodile Hunter as Steve Irwin's best friend. Wes and Steve Irwin met in the mid 1980's when Wes and his father came to the reptile park (now the Australia Zoo) for a visit.
Wes Mendell Wes Mendell is a fictional character featured in the pilot episode of the US TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Judd Hirsch. The character has been referenced in additional episodes, though has not appeared since the pilot.
Wes Naiqama Wes Naiqama (born October 19, 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales to Fijian parents) is a Fijian rugby league player for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League competition. Naiqama has represented Fiji on several occasions including the World Sevens, his position of choice is on the wing.
Wes Platt Wes Platt (born September 22, 1966) is a former professional journalist, game writer/designer, and creator of OtherSpace, an online science fiction space opera where participants submit biographies and become central characters in the saga. He has also developed Chiaroscuro, a text-based evolving online interactive fantasy epic, and Necromundus, a MUD for MUSHers, where players find themselves in the afterlife.
Wes Shoemaker Wes Shoemyer (born March 30, 1961) is a farmer and current Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He resides in Clarence, Missouri, with his wife Cheryl Allen and their four children, Wendy, Laura, Amy and Andrew.
Wes Schulmerich Edward Wesley Schulmerich (born August 21, 1901 in Hillsboro, Oregon - June 26, 1985 in Corvallis, Oregon} was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1931-1934 for three teams. He played for Oregon State University in college.
Wes Stock Wesley Gay "Wes" Stock (born April 10, 1934 in Longview, Washington) is a former major league baseball pitcher, pitching coach and television commentator. He played from 1959 until 1967 with the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics.
Wes Watkins Wesley Wade "Wes" Watkins (born December 15, 1938) is a politician from the state of Oklahoma. He is a retired member of the United States House of Representatives where Watkins had represented Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District for 14 years as a Democrat and then for six years as a Republican.
Wes Westrum Wesley Noreen Westrum (November 28 1922 – May 28 2002) was an American catcher, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He served as the second manager in the history of the New York Mets, taking over for the future Hall of Famer Casey Stengel in 1965 when Stengel, 75, broke his hip and was forced to retire.
Wesburn railway station, Melbourne Wesburn was a railway station on the Warburton line in Melbourne, Australia, the station operated until the lines closure in 1965. The only remnant of the station is the crumbling retaining wall of the platform.
WesBanco Arena The WesBanco Arena (formerly Wheeling Civic Center) is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA built in 1977. It is home to the Wheeling Nailers ice hockey team and the Ohio Valley Greyhounds indoor football team
Wescam A Canadian company specializing in the production of gyro-stabilized imaging systems often used by defence, film and TV companies mounted on helicopters and airplanes. Wescam is a division of L-3 Communications.
Wesel (district) Wesel is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Borken, Recklinghausen, district-free cities Bottrop, Oberhausen, Duisburg and Krefeld, districts Viersen, Cleves.
Wesendonck Lieder The Wesendonck LiederA note on the spelling: Otto and Mathilde used the spelling 'Wesendonck'. Their son called himself Franz von Wesendonk--there were several German spelling "reforms" at the end of the 19th century.
Weserbergland The Weserbergland is a hilly region (thus the name, Weser hilly region) in Germany (Lower Saxony, Hesse, and Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)), between Hannoversch Münden and Porta Westfalica. Important cities of this region include Bad Karlshafen, Holzminden, Höxter, Bodenwerder, Hameln, Rinteln, and Vlotho.
Wesermarsch Wesermarsch is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. Neighboring are (from the east clockwise) the districts of Cuxhaven and Osterholz, the city of Bremen in the state of Bremen, the urban district of Delmenhorst, the district of Oldenburg and the urban district of Oldenburg, and the districts of Ammerland and Friesland.
Weslake Weslake Research and Development was founded by Harry Weslake, a cylinder head specialist who had been instrumental in modifying the side valve Standard engine used in the first SS (later to become Jaguar) Sports Car. He also designed the cylinder head for the overhead valve version of the morris series A engine that was used in the Morris 1000 and the Mini.
Weslandia Weslandia is the name of a fictional country popularized by Paul Fleischman's 1999 book Weslandia (illustrated by Kevin Hawkes). The country was created by a student outcast who creates the country/civilization as a school project.
Wesley A. Clark Wesley A. Clark is a computer scientist who was one of the main participants in the creation of the LINC laboratory computer, which was the first mini-computer and shares with a number of other computers (such as the PDP-1) the claim to be the inspiration for the personal computer.
Wesley Autrey Wesley Autrey (b. 1956) (dubbed by the media as the "Subway Superman" and "The Hero of Harlem") is a New York construction worker and Navy veteran who achieved international recognition after he saved Cameron Hollopeter, a 19-year-old film student who had suffered a seizure and fallen onto the tracks, from being struck by a New York City subway train.
Wesley Biblical Seminary Wesley Biblical Seminary is a multi-denominational, graduate school of theology within the evangelical, Wesleyan-Arminian tradition. The seminary, founded in 1974 and located in Jackson, Mississippi, USA, serves women and men who come from thirty denominations from all across the United States and a number of other countries.
Wesley Clair Mitchell Wesley Clair Mitchell (August 5, 1874 – October 29, 1948) was an American economist known for his empirical work on business cycles and for guiding the National Bureau of Economic Research in its first decades.
Wesley College, Bristol Wesley College, Bristol is a theological college in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is the largest regional provider of theological education for the Methodist church, but is also a major player in ecumenical education.
Wesley College, Delaware Wesley College, Delaware is a private, coeducational institution located in Dover, the capital of Delaware State, USA. Founded in 1873 as a preparatory school to provide a value-centered education to students of all races and faith, Wesley College has a covenant relationship with the United Methodist Church and is named for John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.
Wesley College, Dublin Wesley College is a fee-paying coeducational secondary school for day-pupils and boarders in Dublin, Ireland. Wesley College is under the control of a Board of Governors, appointed each year by the Methodist Church in Ireland.
Wesley College, Melbourne Wesley College is a coeducational independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1866, the school is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) and is of Uniting Church, a Christian denomination.
Wesley College, Sheffield Wesley College, a school to educate the sons of the laity, opened in 1838 in new buildings designed by William Flockton on Glossop Rd, Sheffield. It was initially called the “Wesleyan Proprietary Grammar School”.
Wesley Collins Wesley "Wes" Collins is a fictional character from the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the television series Power Rangers: Time Force. Wes served as Red Ranger and second in command of the team.
Wesley Covenant Prayer What is known generally as the Wesley Covenant Prayer or A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition is a pietist prayer adapted by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, for use in Watch Night dedication services. The prayer is often used, particularly by Methodists, to re-dedicate oneself to God.
Wesley Critz George Wesley Critz George (1888-1982) was a professor of histology and embryology at the medical school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he chaired the anatomy department. He was an internationally-recognized researcher on the genetics of race.
Wesley Crusher Wesley Robert Crusher is a character on the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was played by actor Wil Wheaton, and was a regular for the first three seasons, leaving partway through the fourth season.
Wesley Dening Wesley Dening (born 14 July 1983) was a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004, and is now a co-host of children's television show Totally Wild as well as running a 'Seriously Pink' franchise in central Brisbane.
Wesley Duke Wesley Duke (born June 21, 1981 in Grand Prairie, Texas) is a football player. A Tight End who is trying to follow Antonio Gates' footsteps in switching from basketball to football, he now plays for the Denver Broncos.
Wesley Eure Wesley Eure (born August 17, 1955 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor who appeared in the shows Days of Our Lives and Land of the Lost. He has also been a singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer.
Wesley Everest Wesley Everest (1890—November 11, 1919) was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World and a World War I veteran. He was killed during the Centralia Massacre after killing Ben Cassagranda and Earl Watts and wounding others.
Wesley Foundation A Wesley Foundation is a campus ministry sponsored in full or in part (depending on the congregation) by the United Methodist Church on a non-church owned and operated campus. The name Wesley Foundation derives from the founding "Holy Club", which was the first group that was referred to in a general (and a deragatory) means of reference as "Methodists", in reference to John Wesley's pious, disciplined and methodical revival movement.
Wesley Heights Wesley Heights is a small neighborhood of Washington, DC situated south of Tenleytown. The core of the neighborhood lies along Klingle Street near New Mexico Avenue Northwest, in Ward 3 and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D.
Werner Fischer (Rektor) Werner Fischer (born November 7, 1939 in Epfenbach, Germany) is a Doctor of mechanical engineering and was between 1980 and 1990 Vice-President and between 1990 and 2005 President of the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe in Germany.
Werner Grossmann Werner GroĂźmann was born in Ober-Ebenheit on 6 March 1929. He started his career as a brick-layer, but joined the Ministry for State Security in 1952 where he studied political and military espionage, rapidly rising in the ranks of the East German secret police.
Werner Hamacher Werner Hamacher (born 1948) is a deconstructive literary critic and theorist. Hamacher is currently a Professor in the University of Frankfurt's Institute for General and Comparative Literature (Institut fĂĽr Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft) and was previously Professor of German and the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University.
Werner Heisenberg Werner Karl Heisenberg (December 5, 1901 – February 1, 1976) was a celebrated German physicist and Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, and acknowledged to be one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. He was born in Würzburg, Germany and died in Munich.
Werner Henke Werner Henke (May 13, 1909 - June 15, 1944) in Thorn, now Torun, Poland was the commander of the German submarine U-515 during the Second Battle of the Atlantic of World War II. U-515 was sunk by the American task group 22.
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is a short documentary film directed by Les Blank in 1980 which depicts director Werner Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven.
Werner Christie Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1949-) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs (Department of Health) 1992-1993, and Minister of Health and Social Affairs (health affairs) 1993-1995.
Werner Langen Werner Langen November 27, 1949) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Rhineland-Palatinate. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.
Werner Lorenz Werner Lorenz (born October 2, 1891 in GrĂĽnhof, Pomerania, died March 13, 1974 in Hamburg) was a German Waffen-SS general, an SS-ObergruppenfĂĽhrer, and a leader of the Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle (sometimes translated "Repatriation Office for Ethnic Germans"), an organization charged with settling ethnic Germans in the Reich from other parts of Europe.
Werner Lucas Werner Lucas was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot, and a highly decorated 'ace' with some 106 aircraft claimed destroyed. All claims were made against the Soviet Air Force in 1941-43 while serving on the Eastern front with Jagdgeschwader 3.
Werner Lueg Werner Lueg (born September 16, 1931 in Brackwede, near Bielefeld) is a former German middle distance runner who equalised Lennart Strand's and Gunder Hägg's 1500 m world record in 3:43.0 min in Berlin in 1952.
Werner Munzinger Werner Munzinger (1832 - 7 November 1875) was a Swiss administrator and explorer of Africa. He was born in Olten, and studied science and history at the University of Bern, then later took courses in Oriental studies at Munich University and the Sorbonne.
Werner projection The Werner projection is a pseudoconical equal-area map projection, sometimes called the Stabius-Werner or the Stab-Werner projection. Because it is heart shaped, it is sometimes called a cordiform projection.
Werner Peiner Werner Peiner (Dusseldorf, 20 July, 1897 – Leichlingen, 19 August, 1984) was a German painter. He was first influenced by expressionism, but he became one of the most known and talented official painters of the Third Reich.
Werner Plan Werner Plan (or Werner Report) - at the European Summit in The Hague in 1969, the Heads of State and Government of the EC agreed to prepare a plan for the creation of the economic and monetary union. In October 1970 the Werner Report, drawn up by a working group chaired by Luxembourg's President and Minister for Treasury - Pierre Werner - was presented.
Werner Pluskat Werner Pluskat, was a German Major, commander of the 352nd Artillery (Artillerie Abteilung) of the German 352nd Infantry Division during Allied invasion in Normandy 1944. He was the first German officer who saw Allied invasion fleet on June 6, 1944, heading toward their landing zone at Omaha Beach.
Werner Roth (comics) Werner Roth is an American comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding Jack Kirby on Marvel Comics' X-Men. Initially on that title, Roth used the pseudonym Jay Gavin, taken from the names of his two sons.
Werner Schmidt Werner Schmidt (born January 18 1932) is a former Canadian politician. A teacher and school principal, Schmidt was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party following the defeat of Strom's government in 1971 despite the fact that Schmidt had never held a seat in the Alberta legislature.
Werner Schroeter Werner Schroeter (born April 7 1945 in Georgenthal, Thuringia) is a German film director, considered, together with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, one of the most important of his country in the post-war period. His 1980 film Palermo oder Wolfsburg, telling the story of a Sicilian guest worker in Germany, won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Werner Sombart Werner Sombart (January 19, 1863-May 18, 1941) was a German economist and sociologist, the head of the "Youngest Historical School" and one of the leading Continental European social scientists during the first quarter of the 20th century.
Werner Stocker (bobsleigh) Werner Stocker (born 14 August 1961) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the bobsleigh events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Stocker won a gold medal in the four-person bobsleigh event with teammates Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier and Marcel Fässler.
Werner Teske Werner Teske (24 April 1942 – 26 June 1981) was a captain of the Ministry for State Security of East Germany who was executed under allegations of "planned treason". He was the last person to be executed in the German Democratic Republic, and the last person to be executed in Germany.
Werner von Fritsch Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 in Benrath - 22 September 1939 Praga near Warsaw) was a prominent Wehrmacht officer, member of the German High Command, and the first German general to die in the Second World War.
Werner Villinger Werner Villinger (1887-1961) was a Nazi German psychiatrist, neurologist, eugenicist and the leading physician at the Bethel Institution ("Anstalt Bethel"). Villinger's specialities included juvenile delinquency, child guidance and group therapy.
Werner Voss Werner Voss (April 13, 1897–September 23, 1917) was a World War I German fighter pilot and ace. Born in Krefeld, the first son of an industrial dyer, Voss was at one time a friend and rival of the renowned Manfred von Richthofen, but lacked the Red Baron's aristocratic background.
Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located near Port Richey, Florida, at the intersection of Scenic Drive and Cinema Drive, one mile west of the intersection of Cinema Drive/Ridge Manor Blvd. and U.
Wernicke's area Wernicke's area is a part of the human brain that forms part of the cortex, on the left posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus, encircling the auditory cortex, on the Sylvian fissure (part of the brain where the temporal lobe and parietal lobe meet).
Wernigerode (district) Wernigerode is a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, the district Nordhausen in Thuringia and the district Goslar in Lower Saxony.
Weroance A weroance is an Algonquian word meaning tribal chief, leader, commander, or king, notably among the Powhatan confederacy of the Virginia coast and Chesapeake Bay region. The Powhatan Confederacy, encountered by the colonists of Jamestown and adjacent area of the Virginia Colony beginning in 1607, spoke an Algonquian language.
Werowocomoco Werowocomoco was the political center of the Powhatan Confederacy of Native American tribes, speaking an Algonquian language, who lived in what is now Virginia at the time of the first English-Native encounters during the establishment of Jamestown and the Virginia Colony in the early 17th century.
Werra-Meißner-Kreis Werra-Meißner is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel.
Werribee Mercy Hospital Werribee Mercy Hospital, located in the western Melbourne suburb of Werribee on the Princes Highway, is a large regional community public hospital that provides a broad range of services which include surgical, maternity, obstetric care, dialysis, emergency, mental health, aged and palliative care, allied health services and a 24 hour emergency department. As part of the Werribee Mercy Mental Health Program the hospital offers a range of acute and community psychiatric services.
Werribee Open Range Zoo Werribee Open Range Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, focusing on displaying Australian and African animals. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary, and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Mansion.
Werribee Park Werribee Park is the estate of a historical building in Werribee, Victoria, Australia. It includes Werribee Park Mansion, the Victorian State Rose Garden, formal gardens, the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, the Werribee Open Range Zoo, a contemporary sculpture walk and a natural riverine which is being grown with the plants of the Kurung Jang Balluk clan who lived on Werribee River.
Werribee Plaza Werribee Plaza is major regional shopping centre located 30km south west ofMelbourne in the suburb of Werribee. The centre contain two supermarkets, Safeway and Coles, two discount department stores, Big W and Kmart, a department store, Harris Scarfe and Village Cinemas.
Werribee River The Werribee river is located on the plain west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The headwaters of a tributary, the Lederderg River, are north of Ballan near Daylesford and it flows across the basalt plain, through the suburb of Werribee to enter Port Phillip bay.
Werribee Secondary College Werribee Secondary College is a public secondary college located in Werribee, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1956, the college recently achieved international accredication from the Council of International Schools.
Werrimull, Victoria |Werrimull () is a small Australian town in the state of Victoria. It is 55 kilometres west of Mildura, ten kilometres south of the Sturt Highway opposite Lake Cullulleraine, in the Millewa region of Australia.
Werrington Lakes, New South Wales Werrington Lakes in Werrington, New South Wales, Australia were developed in the early eighties as a by-product of the overpass of the railway line to the east of Werrington railway station. Requiring massive amounts of fill to create the new overpass, developers, in conjunction with the council, decided to source the dirt from the original site.
Werriwa by-election, 2005 A by-election was held in the Werriwa electorate in south-western Sydney on March 19, 2005, after the resignation of Labor MP Mark Latham, who had represented the electorate since 1994. Latham, who at the time was also serving as federal Opposition Leader, had become increasingly disenchanted with political life and was struggling with recurring pancreatitis, had announced his resignation on January 18.
Werther Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann based on the German novella The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first performed at the Hofoper in Vienna on February 16, 1892.
Werther's Original Werther's Original is a brand of caramel candies owned by the German company August Storck KG, based in Berlin, Germany. The candy brand is named after the village of Werther in Westphalia, where the company was founded in 1903.
Wertstahl Wertstahl is a German band formed in 1998 in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded by Das Neue Universum members Sebastian Hartmann (under the pseudonym Wolfgang Amadeus Mossad, aged 25 at that point) and Renke Bahlmann (calling himself kNort).
Werwolf Werwolf (also Wehrwolf, a less common variation) was a Nazi plan at the end of World War II for a clandestine force which would carry out attacks against the Allies in the Allied-occupied regions of Germany. It was thus one example of a stay-behind organization.
Werwolfthron Werwolfthron is the second full-length album of the band Absurd, this being more of a compilation album, yet all was re-recorded, featuring material from the 1995 till 2001 times. This album does not feature the clean vocals displayed on previous releases.
Wes Archer Wesley "Wes" Archer (born November 26, 1961) is a television animation director. He was one of the original two directors (along with David Silverman) on The Simpsons' Tracey Ullman shorts and subsequently directed a number of Simpsons episodes before becoming supervising director at King of the Hill for many years.
Wes Benscoter Wes Benscoter is an American artist who is best known for his work album covers, especially heavy metal albums. He also has made covers for magazines and books, and shirt designs, and his art is featured in many galleries around the world.
Wes Bergmann Wes Bergmann is a regular participant on MTV reality shows, infamous for his cocky attitude and his relationship with former roommate Johanna Botta. His series of MTV appearances began airing in June 2005, when he was a cast member of The Real World: Austin.
Wes Borland Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well, such as The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face and currently Black Light Burns and From First to Last.
Wes Carroll Wes Carroll is one of the pioneering practitioners of vocal percussion in contemporary a cappella music. He is credited as the primary teacher of this art form, primarily through instructional videos and DVDs first created in the late 1990's.
Wes Covington John Wesley Covington (born March 27, 1932 in Laurinburg, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1956 to 1966. Covington is one of a handful of players to have played for four different teams in one season when he accomplished this feat in 1961.
Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series featuring the redoubtable Freddy Krueger character.
Wes Culwell Wes Culwell is an American reality television participant, motivational speaker, travel writer and blogger. He is best known for his winning appearance in the 2003 Bravo "gay dating" series Boy Meets Boy.
Wes Durham Dallas Wesley "Wes" Durham (born January 25, 1966 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American sportscaster. He has been the radio play-by-play announcer for Georgia Tech football, basketball and baseball teams since the start of the 1995-1996 season, and is known as "The Voice of the Yellow Jackets.
Wes Ferrell Wesley Cheek Ferrell (February 2 1908 - December 9 1976) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1927 through 1941, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians (1927-1933), Boston Red Sox (1934-1937), Washington Senators (1937-1938), New York Yankees (1938-1939), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940) and Boston Braves (1941).
Wes Fesler Wesley Eugene "Wes" Fesler (June 29, 1908 – July 30, 1989) was a three-sport athlete at the Ohio State University, including three consecutive years as a consensus first-team All-America selection in American football. He was later the football head coach at Wesleyan, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, and Minnesota, and the basketball head coach at Harvard and Princeton.
Wes Harrison Wes Harrison, also known as "Mr. Sound Effects", is an American comedian and voice actor, notable for his ability to create realistic sound effects using only his voice and a Shure 530 Slendyne microphone During his career Harrison has contributed sound effects to many films such as Peter Pan], [[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)|20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and the Tom and Jerry cartoon series.
Wes Hopkins Wes Hopkins is a former American football safety who played his entire career for the Philadelphia Eagles (1983-1993). Hopkins was only selected to the Pro Bowl once in 1985, but is considered one of the hardest hitting safeties ever to play the game.
Wes Johnson Wes Johnson is an actor who has appeared in such films as John Waters' A Dirty Shame, Chris Rock's Head of State, and the upcoming Nicole Kidman thriller The Visiting. He also appeared in For Richer or Poorer, Hearts in Atlantis, and the indy short Ted's 12.
Wes Linster Wes Linster is known for discovering the first intact skeleton of "Bambiraptor" (Bambiraptor feinbergorum), which is suggested to be the most convincing evolutionary link yet between dinosaurs and birds. He made this discovery near Glacier National Park in Montana in the early 1990s, while in his early teens.
Wes Littleton Wes Avi Littleton (born September 2, 1982 in Hayward, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers. Littleton, a relief pitcher with a sidearm delivery, made his Major League debut on July 4, 2006 in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Wes Madiko Wes Madiko, better known as Wes, is a musician who grew up in Mouataba, Cameroon. Wes Madiko began listening and playing music at the age of seven when his grandfather taught him how to play the Cameroon traditional instrument the Sanza.
Wes Mannion Wes Mannion (born September,1970) is best known from the series The Crocodile Hunter as Steve Irwin's best friend. Wes and Steve Irwin met in the mid 1980's when Wes and his father came to the reptile park (now the Australia Zoo) for a visit.
Wes Mendell Wes Mendell is a fictional character featured in the pilot episode of the US TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Judd Hirsch. The character has been referenced in additional episodes, though has not appeared since the pilot.
Wes Naiqama Wes Naiqama (born October 19, 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales to Fijian parents) is a Fijian rugby league player for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League competition. Naiqama has represented Fiji on several occasions including the World Sevens, his position of choice is on the wing.
Wes Platt Wes Platt (born September 22, 1966) is a former professional journalist, game writer/designer, and creator of OtherSpace, an online science fiction space opera where participants submit biographies and become central characters in the saga. He has also developed Chiaroscuro, a text-based evolving online interactive fantasy epic, and Necromundus, a MUD for MUSHers, where players find themselves in the afterlife.
Wes Shoemaker Wes Shoemyer (born March 30, 1961) is a farmer and current Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He resides in Clarence, Missouri, with his wife Cheryl Allen and their four children, Wendy, Laura, Amy and Andrew.
Wes Schulmerich Edward Wesley Schulmerich (born August 21, 1901 in Hillsboro, Oregon - June 26, 1985 in Corvallis, Oregon} was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1931-1934 for three teams. He played for Oregon State University in college.
Wes Stock Wesley Gay "Wes" Stock (born April 10, 1934 in Longview, Washington) is a former major league baseball pitcher, pitching coach and television commentator. He played from 1959 until 1967 with the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics.
Wes Watkins Wesley Wade "Wes" Watkins (born December 15, 1938) is a politician from the state of Oklahoma. He is a retired member of the United States House of Representatives where Watkins had represented Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District for 14 years as a Democrat and then for six years as a Republican.
Wes Westrum Wesley Noreen Westrum (November 28 1922 – May 28 2002) was an American catcher, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He served as the second manager in the history of the New York Mets, taking over for the future Hall of Famer Casey Stengel in 1965 when Stengel, 75, broke his hip and was forced to retire.
Wesburn railway station, Melbourne Wesburn was a railway station on the Warburton line in Melbourne, Australia, the station operated until the lines closure in 1965. The only remnant of the station is the crumbling retaining wall of the platform.
WesBanco Arena The WesBanco Arena (formerly Wheeling Civic Center) is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA built in 1977. It is home to the Wheeling Nailers ice hockey team and the Ohio Valley Greyhounds indoor football team
Wescam A Canadian company specializing in the production of gyro-stabilized imaging systems often used by defence, film and TV companies mounted on helicopters and airplanes. Wescam is a division of L-3 Communications.
Wesel (district) Wesel is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Borken, Recklinghausen, district-free cities Bottrop, Oberhausen, Duisburg and Krefeld, districts Viersen, Cleves.
Wesendonck Lieder The Wesendonck LiederA note on the spelling: Otto and Mathilde used the spelling 'Wesendonck'. Their son called himself Franz von Wesendonk--there were several German spelling "reforms" at the end of the 19th century.
Weserbergland The Weserbergland is a hilly region (thus the name, Weser hilly region) in Germany (Lower Saxony, Hesse, and Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)), between Hannoversch Münden and Porta Westfalica. Important cities of this region include Bad Karlshafen, Holzminden, Höxter, Bodenwerder, Hameln, Rinteln, and Vlotho.
Wesermarsch Wesermarsch is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. Neighboring are (from the east clockwise) the districts of Cuxhaven and Osterholz, the city of Bremen in the state of Bremen, the urban district of Delmenhorst, the district of Oldenburg and the urban district of Oldenburg, and the districts of Ammerland and Friesland.
Weslake Weslake Research and Development was founded by Harry Weslake, a cylinder head specialist who had been instrumental in modifying the side valve Standard engine used in the first SS (later to become Jaguar) Sports Car. He also designed the cylinder head for the overhead valve version of the morris series A engine that was used in the Morris 1000 and the Mini.
Weslandia Weslandia is the name of a fictional country popularized by Paul Fleischman's 1999 book Weslandia (illustrated by Kevin Hawkes). The country was created by a student outcast who creates the country/civilization as a school project.
Wesley A. Clark Wesley A. Clark is a computer scientist who was one of the main participants in the creation of the LINC laboratory computer, which was the first mini-computer and shares with a number of other computers (such as the PDP-1) the claim to be the inspiration for the personal computer.
Wesley Autrey Wesley Autrey (b. 1956) (dubbed by the media as the "Subway Superman" and "The Hero of Harlem") is a New York construction worker and Navy veteran who achieved international recognition after he saved Cameron Hollopeter, a 19-year-old film student who had suffered a seizure and fallen onto the tracks, from being struck by a New York City subway train.
Wesley Biblical Seminary Wesley Biblical Seminary is a multi-denominational, graduate school of theology within the evangelical, Wesleyan-Arminian tradition. The seminary, founded in 1974 and located in Jackson, Mississippi, USA, serves women and men who come from thirty denominations from all across the United States and a number of other countries.
Wesley Clair Mitchell Wesley Clair Mitchell (August 5, 1874 – October 29, 1948) was an American economist known for his empirical work on business cycles and for guiding the National Bureau of Economic Research in its first decades.
Wesley College, Bristol Wesley College, Bristol is a theological college in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is the largest regional provider of theological education for the Methodist church, but is also a major player in ecumenical education.
Wesley College, Delaware Wesley College, Delaware is a private, coeducational institution located in Dover, the capital of Delaware State, USA. Founded in 1873 as a preparatory school to provide a value-centered education to students of all races and faith, Wesley College has a covenant relationship with the United Methodist Church and is named for John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.
Wesley College, Dublin Wesley College is a fee-paying coeducational secondary school for day-pupils and boarders in Dublin, Ireland. Wesley College is under the control of a Board of Governors, appointed each year by the Methodist Church in Ireland.
Wesley College, Melbourne Wesley College is a coeducational independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1866, the school is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) and is of Uniting Church, a Christian denomination.
Wesley College, Sheffield Wesley College, a school to educate the sons of the laity, opened in 1838 in new buildings designed by William Flockton on Glossop Rd, Sheffield. It was initially called the “Wesleyan Proprietary Grammar School”.
Wesley Collins Wesley "Wes" Collins is a fictional character from the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the television series Power Rangers: Time Force. Wes served as Red Ranger and second in command of the team.
Wesley Covenant Prayer What is known generally as the Wesley Covenant Prayer or A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition is a pietist prayer adapted by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, for use in Watch Night dedication services. The prayer is often used, particularly by Methodists, to re-dedicate oneself to God.
Wesley Critz George Wesley Critz George (1888-1982) was a professor of histology and embryology at the medical school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he chaired the anatomy department. He was an internationally-recognized researcher on the genetics of race.
Wesley Crusher Wesley Robert Crusher is a character on the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was played by actor Wil Wheaton, and was a regular for the first three seasons, leaving partway through the fourth season.
Wesley Dening Wesley Dening (born 14 July 1983) was a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2004, and is now a co-host of children's television show Totally Wild as well as running a 'Seriously Pink' franchise in central Brisbane.
Wesley Duke Wesley Duke (born June 21, 1981 in Grand Prairie, Texas) is a football player. A Tight End who is trying to follow Antonio Gates' footsteps in switching from basketball to football, he now plays for the Denver Broncos.
Wesley Eure Wesley Eure (born August 17, 1955 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor who appeared in the shows Days of Our Lives and Land of the Lost. He has also been a singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer.
Wesley Everest Wesley Everest (1890—November 11, 1919) was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World and a World War I veteran. He was killed during the Centralia Massacre after killing Ben Cassagranda and Earl Watts and wounding others.
Wesley Foundation A Wesley Foundation is a campus ministry sponsored in full or in part (depending on the congregation) by the United Methodist Church on a non-church owned and operated campus. The name Wesley Foundation derives from the founding "Holy Club", which was the first group that was referred to in a general (and a deragatory) means of reference as "Methodists", in reference to John Wesley's pious, disciplined and methodical revival movement.
Wesley Heights Wesley Heights is a small neighborhood of Washington, DC situated south of Tenleytown. The core of the neighborhood lies along Klingle Street near New Mexico Avenue Northwest, in Ward 3 and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D.
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