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Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures Wildlife Wars: My Battle to Save Kenya's Elephants is a book written by Richard Leakey and Virginia Morell. It tells of how Leakey had been director of Kenya's National Museums when appointed in 1989, President Daniel arap Moi appointed him to run the Kenyan Wildlife Service.
Wildlife WayStation The Wildlife WayStation is a 160-acre refuge in northern Los Angeles County dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating wild and exotic animals. A charitable corporation located within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest, the facility was founded in 1976 by animal activist Martine Colette, who still serves as the organization's director.
Wildlife West Nature Park Wildlife West Nature Park is a 122-acre nature park, enhanced zoo, and entertainment venue located in Edgewood, New Mexico, 20 miles east of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Park is operated by the New Mexico Wildlife Association.
Wildmat wildmat is a pattern matching library developed by Rich Salz. Based on the wildcard syntax already used in the Bourne shell, wildmat provides a uniform mechanism for matching patterns across applications with simpler syntax than that typically offered by regular expressions.
Wildmere Industrial Estate, Banbury Wildmere Industrial Estate is located to the north east of Banbury, Oxfordshire adjacent to the M40 and Hennef Way, it is also the location of the Touch FM studios. In total it includes 13 companies in its grounds.
Wildness Wildness is a group of methods, or the level of organisation needed, for living and existing in the natural state. Wildness (the process) is most clearly found in wilderness (a place where wildness can work uninterrupted), causing everything there to become wild (the state achieved in each organism after wildness).
Wildplum Recordings Wildplum Recordings is a small independent record label, recording studio, and remote recording service located in Oakland, California. Founded in 1996, Wildplum specializes in acoustic music, from singer/songwriters to string bands through chamber orchestras.
Wildscreen Festival The Wildscreen Festival is an international festival of film, television and digital media inspired by nature and natural places. It is staged every two years in Bristol, UK – the city that is said to produce more hours of wildlife programming than anywhere else in the world.
Wildside (comics) Wildside is a fictional mutant villain and sadist in the Marvel Comics universe. He was first introduced as a member of the Mutant Liberation Front in the comic title New Mutants, when Rob Liefeld took over as the penciller of that series.
Wildspace Conservation Park The Wildspace Conservation Park, also known as London Riverside Conservation Park or Wildspace, is a conservation park currently under construction near to Rainham in the London Borough of Havering and due to be completed in 2018.Havering LBC - Ruth Kelly opens first phase of Rainham to Purfleet Path The park forms part of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone.
Wildstein List The Wildstein List is a list which contains the name of some 240,000 individuals who allegedly worked for the communist era Polish intelligence service. Named for the reporter who secretly copied the list from the national archives, Bronislaw Wildstein, the list eventually found its way to the internet where it quickly became the most searched after item in Poland.
Wildstorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm or Wildstorm, is a publishing imprint and studio of American comic book publisher DC Comics. WildStorm originated in 1992 as comics creator Jim Lee's personal company in the partnership making up Image Comics.
Wildstorm Rising (comics) Wildstorm Rising was a crossover event published by Image Comics/WildStorm that only involved the entire line of titles published by WildStorm in 1995. The 10-part crossover was published as a two-issue comic book limited series that served as bookends of the story arc (cover dated May 1995-June 1995) while also running through these specific WildStorm titles: WildC.
Wildt (crater) Wildt is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. The nearest crater with an eponym is Condorcet to the west-northwest, and this formation was previously designated 'Condorcet K' before being named by the IAU.
Wildthyme on Top Wildthyme on Top is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Magrs, featuring Iris Wildthyme and her companion Tom, characters from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Wildwood Public School District The Wildwood Public School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth garde from Wildwood, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Students from West Wildwood attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship for grades K-12.
Wildwood, North Carolina Wildwood, North Carolina is a small unincorporated community centered on the Wildwood Road, just west of the Morehead City, North Carolina town limits along US Highway 70, in Carteret County, NC. Newport, North Carolina is the next closest town.
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner Wile E. Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and the Road Runner are cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, created by Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Brothers.
Wilebaldo Solano Wilebaldo Solano Alonso (July 7 1916, Burgos- ) was a Spanish Communist activist during the Spanish Civil War, especially noted for his work with Socialist youth organizations as a member of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM). Most of his activities before and during the Second Spanish Republic were centered on Catalonia.
Wiley College Wiley College is one of the first and oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River and is located on the west side of Marshall, Texas. The college was founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church's Bishop Isaac Wiley and was certified in 1882 by the Freedman's Aid Society.
Wiley Post Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits.
Wilf Cude Wilf Cude (July 4, 1910 - May 5, 1968) was a Welsh Professional Hockey Goaltender who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Quakers, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Montreal Canadiens.
Wilf Hanni Wilf Hanni is a politician and oil industry consultant in British Columbia, Canada. Hanni served as leader of the Reform Party of British Columbia from August 30 1997 to June 1998, and later as leader of the British Columbia Party.
Wilf Lunn Wilf Lunn (Wilfred Makepeace Lunn, b. Brighouse, UK) is probably best known in the UK for his weekly appearances on the British television show Vision On demonstrating his latest inventions with Tony Hart and Sylvester McCoy.
Wilf Mannion Wilfred ("Wilf") James Mannion (May 16, 1918 - April 14, 2000) was a footballer who signed professional forms for Middlesbrough on 17 September 1936 and played for them until 1954, scoring 110 goals in 368 appearances. He also played for England 26 times, scoring a hat-trick on his debut on May 10, 1947.
Wilf McGuinness Wilf McGuinness (born October 25, 1937 in Manchester, England) was an English football player and manager, who played twice for England. He is best known for taking over from Sir Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United.
Wilf O'Reilly Wilf O'Reilly was a British speed skater. He won two gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, but was denied full Olympic acclamation because short-track skating was just a demonstration event that year.
Wilf Paiement Wilf Paiement (born October 16, 1955, in Earlton, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey right winger in the NHL from 1974 to 1988. He was a journeyman during that time playing for seven different NHL teams.
Wilf Rostron John Wilfred Rostron, often known as Wilf Rostron (born 29 September, 1956 in Sunderland), is an English former footballer who spent ten years at Watford as well playing for Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Brentford. He started his career as a left-winger but spent most of his career as a left-back.
Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo, (in chinese:賓曹, born 27 March, 1980) is a football player from Cameroon, playing in the team Kitchee in Hong Kong First Division League. His position is defensive midfielder and his jersey number is 10.
Wilfholme Wilfholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, it forms part of the civil parish of Beswick. It is situated just east of the A164 road, approximatly 5 miles north of Beverley and 6 miles south of Driffield.
Wilford Bacon Hoggatt Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (September 11 1865–February 26 1938) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from April 30 1906 to October 1 1909. He was born in Paoli, Indiana and died in New York City.
Wilford Berry, Jr. Wilford Berry, Jr., 36, known as "The Volunteer" because he was the first convict to waive his right to appeal his death sentence after Ohio reinstated the death penalty, was executed by lethal injection on February 19, 1999.
Wilford Hill Wilford Hill is a popular housing development of mainly detached three and four bedroom homes in West Bridgford. Wilford Hill boarders the Compton Acres development as well as the older areas of West Bridgford.
Wilford Woodruff Wilford Woodruff (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), from 1889 until his death in 1898. His large collection of well documented diaries provide an important record of LDS history.
Wilfred Baddeley Wilfred Baddeley (born on January 11, 1872 in Bromley – January 24, 1929 in Menton, France) was a British male tennis player and the older one of the Baddeley twins. He has won the Wimbledon Championships three times (1891, 1892, 1895).
Wilfred Baker Wilfred Harold Kerton Baker (6 January 1920 – 9 November 2000) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1964 to 1974, when he lost his seat in the February election of that year to Hamish Watt of the Scottish National Party.
Wilfred Benitez Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958 in New York, New York), also known as Wilfredo BenĂ­tez, is a Puerto Rican boxer. He is remembered best as a skilled and aggressive fighter with exceptional defensive abilities who won World Championships in three separate weight divisions, and was the youngest world champion in boxing history.
Wilfred Bion Wilfred Ruprecht Bion, 1897-1979, was a British psychoanalyst. A pioneer in group dynamics, he was assocoated with the 'Tavistock group', the group of pioneering psychologists that founded the Tavistock Institute in 1946 on the basis of their shared wartime experiences, and trained in psychoanalysis under the influence of Melanie Klein.
Wilfred Bungei Wilfred Bungei (born July 24, 1980) is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Moscow 2006 over 800 metres. He defeated Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and Olympic Champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy in the course of the race.
Wilfred Cantwell Smith Wilfred Cantwell Smith (July 211916 - February 72000) was a Canadian scholar of comparative religion. He popularized discontent with the universal category of 'religion', in his text The Meaning and End of Religion (1962).
Wilfred Dolby Fuller Wilfred Dolby Fuller (28 July 1893- 22 November 1947) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Wilfred Dunderdale Wilfred Albert (Biffy) Dunderdale (24 December 1899-13 November 1990John Bruce Lockhart, "Dunderdale, Wilfred Albert (1899-1990)", rev., Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004) was a British spy and intelligence officer.
Wilfred Edwards Wilfred Edwards (16 February 1893 - 4 January 1972) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Wilfred Flowers Wilfred Flowers (born 7 December 1856 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England; died 1 November 1926 in Carlton, Nottingham, England) was a professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club between 1877 and 1896. He also played eight Test matches for England.
Wilfred Grenfell Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, KCMG (February 28, 1865-October 9, 1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. He was born at Parkgate, Wirral and married Anne Elizabeth Caldwell MacClanahan of Chicago, Illinois in 1909.
Wilfred Hamilton-Shimmen Wilfred Hamilton-Shimmen who was born in Singapore to an English colonial father and a mother of Dutch, Portuguese and Malay lineage in 1940. He is the author of the novel Seasons of Darkness, poem writer of "The Reef" (which was published Illustrated Weekly of India on 7 June 1959) and "Merdeka Bridge" (which was published in "The Seed" in 1961 - a publication of the Malaysian Sociological Research Institute).
Wilfred Hardy Wilfred Hardy is a British artist and illustrator who contributed many painted pages to Treasure, Look and Learn and Speed and Power magazines. He specialises in painting aircraft, producing posters and private commissions.
Wilfred Johnson Wilfred "Willie Boy" Johnson (September 29, 1935-August 29, 1988) was a close friend of Gambino crime boss John Gotti and was also an FBI informant from 1969 to 1985. He provided the FBI with information relating to John Gotti and other high-powered and otherwise members of the Gambino family.
Wilfred Kirochi Wilfred Kirochi (born December 12, 1969) is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who won a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships' final in Tokyo over 1500 m. Previously Kirochi had won two World Junior Championship titles in 1986 and 1988 (where he defeated future world champion Noureddine Morceli).
Wilfred Le Bouthillier Wilfred Le Bouthillier (born 1978) is an Acadian signer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick and the winner of the 2003 edition of Star Académie, a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers. He is known simply by his first name, Wilfred.
Wilfred Nderitu Wilfred Ngunjiri Nderitu is the current head of the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). alumnus of the University of Nairobi], Wilfred graduated with honours and holds a [[Bachelor of Laws (LL.
Wilfred Peters Wilfred Peters is a Belizean accordionist and band leader, known as the "King of Brukdown". He has toured Europe and North America with his band, the Boom & Chime Band, and was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth in 1997 for his cultural contributions.
Wilfred Rhodes Wilfred Rhodes (born October 29, 1877, North Moor, Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire; died July 8, 1973, Branksome Park, Poole) was one of the greatest cricketers of the twentieth century. Whilst his career evolved through a great many distinct stages, his record for Yorkshire and England is sufficient to place him as one of the very greatest all-round cricketers of all time.
Wilfred Shingleton English art director Wilfred Shingleton (1914 - 1983) enjoyed a distinguished career in the British film industry from his debut in 1937. Some of his early assignments were several George Formby vehicles – hugely popular with wartime audiences.
Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson (17 September 1896 - 21 July 1975) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Wilfred the Hairy Wilfred I, called the Hairy (Guifré el Pilós in Catalan; Vifredo el Velloso, also Wilfredo, Wifredo, Guifredo, or Guilfredo in Spanish), was de facto count of Urgell (870-897), Cerdanya (870-897), Barcelona (878-897), Girona (878-897), Besalú (878-897), and Ausona (886-897); he was not, however, count de jure until 878.
Wilfred Trotter Wilfred Trotter (1872-1939) was a British surgeon, a pioneer in neurosurgery. He was also known for his studies on social psychology, most notably for his concept of the herd instinct, which he first outlined in two published papers in 1908, and later in his famous popular work The Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War.
Wilfred Wood Wilfred Wood (2 February 1897-3 January 1982) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Wilfredo Caraballo Wilfredo Caraballo (born January 1, 1947 in Puerto Rico) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1996, where he represents the 29th legislative district. Caraballo serves as the Assembly's Speaker Pro Tempore starting with the 2006-2008 legislative session.
Wilfredo GĂłmez Wilfredo GĂłmez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. Nicknamed "Bazooka", GĂłmez had one of the highest knockout win percentages in professional boxing, winning 88 percent of his bouts by knockout.
Wilfredo Santa-GĂłmez Wilfredo Santa Gomez is a Puerto Rican author born in the city of Caguas, Puerto Rico and has written a total of five books in Spanish on self help, short stories, and poetry. In his book The Great Window (1994) he proposed the theory of the Protective Unconscious for the first time.
Wilfrid Brambell Wilfrid Brambell (March 22, 1912–January 18, 1985) was an Irish film and television actor, born in Dublin, best known for his role in the British television series Steptoe and Son. He also starred alongside The Beatles in their film A Hard Day's Night.
Wilfrid Foster Major Wilfrid Lionel Foster (2 December 1874 – 22 March 1958), DSO, was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in their early years in first-class cricket. He was one of the seven Foster brothers, all of whom played first-class cricket for the county.
Wilfrid Freeman Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, MC, RAF (18 July 1888 – 15 May 1953) was one of the most important influences on the rearmament of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the years up to and including the Second World War. Having joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1914, he saw active service during the First World War, and continued to serve in the newly formed RAF during the inter-war years.
Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt (1901–1987) was an art teacher, author, artist and curator of the Watts Gallery at Compton, Surrey. He taught art at Haileybury School and Eton College and helped to start a revolution in the hand-writing of British school-children, using the 15th c.
Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC, GCMG, KC, BCL, DCL, LLD, DLitt, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 7, 1911.
Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications (or WLUSP) is a volunteer-based organization that collects fees from Wilfrid Laurier University undergraduate students and publishes various media. It became a non-profit corporation in 1970; until then, its functions had been fulfilled under the direction of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union.
Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) represents undergraduate students at both campuses of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and Brantford, Ontario Canada. It owns the Fred Nichols Campus Centre in Waterloo as well as a students' centre on Laurier's Brantford Campus.
Wilfrid Le Gros Clark Sir Wilfrid Edward Le Gros Clark (1895-1971) was a British anatomist and surgeon, today best remembered for his contribution to the study of human evolution. In 1953, he was one of three men (the others being Joseph Weiner and Kenneth Oakley) who proved the Piltdown Man remains fraudulent, finally uncovering the longstanding hoax.
Wilfrid Michael Voynich Wilfrid Michael Voynich (31 October 1865 – 19 March 1930), born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz, was a Polish revolutionary, British and American antiquarian and bibliophile, and the eponym of the Voynich manuscript.
Wilfrid Scott-Giles Charles Wilfred Scott-Giles (1893-1982) was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Scott-Giles was educated at Emanuel School, and the University of Cambridge where he read history between 1919 and 1922.
Wilfrid Sheed Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (born December 27, 1930) is an English-born American novelist and essayist. He was born in London to Frances "Frank" Sheed and Mary "Maisie" Ward, prominent Catholic publishers (Sheed & Ward) in Britain and America in the mid-20th century.
Wilfrid Sugden Sir Wilfrid Hart Sugden (1889 – 27 April 1960) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament (MP) for fourteen years, he represented three different constituencies, losing his seat twice and losing in three other elections which he contested.
Wilfrid Thomas Southorn Wilfred Thomas Southorn (Chinese Translated Name 修頓) was a British colonial administrator. He was the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1925-1936 and he became Acting Administrator of Hong Kong on various occasions.
Wilfried Hannes Wilfried Hannes (born May 17, 1957 in Echtz) is a former German football player and manager, known for achieving his career despite being visually impaired after a pupil-tumor had let him lose his right eyesight as a child.
Wilfried of Plotho Baron Wilfried von Plotho was a descendant of a family of Wendish origin which early became Christian and held sway over territory around Magdeburg. They later colonised part of the East Prignitz, bringing German vassal families such as the von Blumenthals with them.
Wilgefortis Wilgefortis is a female fictitious saint of popular religious imagination whose cult arose in the 15th century. Her name derives from the Old German "heilige Vartez" ("holy face"), a translation of the Italian "Volto Santo".
Wilheim Willink Wilhelm Willink (sometimes Wilheim Willink) was one of the investors in the Holland Land Company. There were reportedly thirteen investors in this syndicate, who hoped to profit by buying a large tract of land in Western New York and northern Pennsylvania and reselling it to settlers and businessmen.
Wilhelm Ackermann Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann (March 29, 1896, Herscheid municipality, Germany – December 24, 1962 Lüdenscheid, Germany ) was a German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation.
Wilhelm August Wenz Wilhelm August Wenz (1886 – 1945) was a German malacologist, born in Frankfurt am Main. He is the author of the 7-part Gastropoda section of Handbuch der Paläozoologie (1938-1944), a very important review that described all known fossil genera.
Wilhelm Bendz Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz (March 20 1804 - November 14 1832), Danish genre and portrait painter, is one of the main personages associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in Copenhagen from 1820 to 1825, winnning both silver medals but never the gold prize.
Wilhelm Bleek Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (March 8, 1827 - August 17, 1875) was a German linguist. His work included A Comparative Grammar of South African Languages and his great project jointly executed with Lucy Lloyd: The Bleek and Lloyd Archive of |xam and !
Wilhelm Camphausen Wilhelm Camphausen, (1818-June 16 1885), German painter, was born and died at DĂĽsseldorf, and studied under Alfred Rethel and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow. As an historical and battle painter he rapidly became popular, and in 1859 was made professor of painting at the DĂĽsseldorf Academy, together with other later distinctions.
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (in English: "William Conrad Roentgen") (March 27, 1845 – February 10, 1923) was a German physicist, of the University of Würzburg, who, on November 8, 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays or Röntgen Rays, an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
Wilhelm Denifl Wilhelm Denifl (born November 10 1980) is a Austrian nordic combined skier who has competed since 2000. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished 8th in the 15 km individual event at those same championships.
Wilhelm Fischer Wilhelm ("Willi") Fischer (born August 26, 1972 in Frankfurt am Main) is a retired boxer, who represented Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Nicknamed The Ox he defeated Ahmed Sarir (Morocco) and Jerry Nijman (Netherlands) in the super heavyweight division (+91 kg) before falling to Bulgaria's eventuel bronze medalist Svilen Rusinov.
Wilhelm Fliess Wilhelm Fliess (October 24, 1858 – October 13, 1928) was a German otolaryngologist who practiced in Berlin. On Josef Breuer's suggestion, he attended several conferences of Sigmund Freud in 1887 in Vienna, and the two soon formed a strong friendship.
Wilhelm Freddie Wilhelm Frederik Christian Freddie (February 7, 1909 – October 26, 1995) was a Danish painter and sculptor known for his surrealist works. Initially working along a somewhat abstract line, he soon turned towards a more realistic surrealism, only to later return to abstract art.
Wilhelm Freund Wilhelm Freund (January 27, 1806 - June 4, 1894) was a German Jewish philologist, born at Kempen. He studied education at Berlin and Breslau, and was chiefly occupied in teaching till 1870, when he retired in order to devote himself to his literary pursuits.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (November 22, 1710 – July 1, 1784), eldest son and pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach, was a German composer and musician whose troubled personality and erratic career made him considerably less influential than his younger brother Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, despite his achnowledged talents as an organist, improviser and composer in the galant, or Rococo, style of the mid 18th century.
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (May 27 1759 – December 251845), son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and the only grandson of Johann Sebastian Bach to gain fame as a composer. He was music director to Frederick William II of Prussia.
Wilhelm Gericke Wilhelm Gericke (born 18 May, 1845, Schwanberg, died 27 October 1925) was an Austrian conductor. He studied in Vienna before directing opera in Linz and Vienna, where he gave the Viennese premiere of Wagner's Tannhäuser.
Wilhelm Grav Slavata Wilhelm Grav Slavata (Vilém Slavata in Czech) Austrian administrator (December 1 1572 - January 19 1652) co-victim of Defenestration of Prague 1618; chancellor of Bohemia 1628-1652. He was a representative of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was involved, along with Jaroslav Borzita Graf Von Martinicz in the 1618 Defenestration of Prague (also known as The Second Defenestration of Prague).
Wilhelm Grebe Wilhelm Grebe was one of Adolf Hitler's architects. Grebe noted that there were at least seventy different types of indigenous architecture in Nazi Germany and that in the future it would be impossible to preserve all of them; standardization throughtout Germany might be necessary in the future.
Wilhelm Griesinger Wilhelm Griesinger (July 29, 1817 - October 26, 1868) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist. He studied under Johann Lukas Schönlein at the University of Zurich and physiologist François Magendie in Paris.
Wilhelm Guddorf Wilhelm Guddorf (alias Paul Braun; born 20 February 1902 in Melle, Belgium; died 13 May 1943 in Berlin-Plötzensee) was a journalist and resistance fighter against the Third Reich. He was reputedly a member of the Red Orchestra (Rote Kapelle) resistance group.
Wilhelm Hasenclever Wilhelm Hasenclever (born 19 April 1837 in Arnsberg, Prussia (Westphalia province); died 3 July 1889 in Berlin-Schöneberg) was a German politician. He was an originally a tanner by trade, and later became a journalist and author.
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb Wilhelm Heinrich Erb (November 30, 1840 - 1921) was a German neurologist and educator who was born in Winnweiler, Bavaria. He received his medical degree at Heidelberg in 1864 and for several years was an assistant to pathologist Nikolaus Friedreich.
Wilhelm Hoegner Wilhelm Hoegner (September 23, 1887 in München - March 5, 1980 in München) was the second Bavarian prime minister (SPD) after World War II (1945/46 and 1954–57) and father of the Bavarian constitution. His great-grandson Ludwig Hoegner is still active in the Bavarian SPD's youth organisation, where he runs the Juso's website.

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