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Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick — ▪ British general and historian born Dec. 17, 1785, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ire. died Feb. 10, 1860, Clapham Park, Surrey, Eng. British general and historian who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in the Peninsular War in Spain… … Universalium
Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick — (1785 1860) was one of the sons of Col. the Hon. George N. and Lady Sarah Lennox, dau. of the 2nd Duke of Richmond, and the object of a romantic attachment on the part of George III. One of his brothers was Sir Charles N., the conqueror of… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Sir William Napier, 3rd Baronet — Sir William Lennox Napier, 3rd Baronet of Merrion Square, (1867 13 August, 1915), was a British baronet and soldier.He joined the Sussex Artillery Volunteers in 1888. He was commander of the 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, as part of the… … Wikipedia
Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet — (13 May 1797 ndash; 17 June 1878) was an English politician. He was Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Chippenham from 1818 to 1820, for New Romney from 1830 to 1832, and sat for East Somerset from 1834 to 1865 as a Conservative.Miles was the son … Wikipedia
General Sir William Francis Butler — General Sir William Francis Butler † Catholic Encyclopedia ► General Sir William Francis Butler Born at Suirville, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, 31 October, 1838; died 7 June, 1910, was the son of Richard and Ellen Butler. His family had… … Catholic encyclopedia
Butler, Sir William Francis — G.C.B. (b. 1838) Traveller and biographer. The Great Lone Land (1872), The Wild North Land (1873), The Campaign of the Cataracts (1887), From Naboth s Vineyard (1907), Lives of Gen. Gordon, Sir. C. Napier, Sir G.P. Colley, etc … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
William Jardine — estudiando Nacimiento … Wikipedia Español
Napier [2] — Napier (spr. nēpĭ ĕr), 1) John (meist Neper, Nepper, Nepair), Gutsherr von Merchiston, Mathematiker, Haupterfinder der Logarithmen, geb. 1550 in Merchiston Castle bei Edinburg, gest. daselbst 4. April 1617, studierte im College von St. Andrews… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
William Goodenough Hayter — Sir William Goodenough Hayter KCMG (1 August 1906 – 28 March 1995) was a British diplomat, Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1957, later Warden of New College, Oxford, and author.Early lifeBorn at Oxford, Hayter was the son of Sir… … Wikipedia
Napier — (spr. Nehpihr od. Nehpjer), 1) John N. (gewöhnlich Neper, auch Nepper), Baron von Merchiston, geb. 1550 zu Merchiston in Schottland u. st. daselbst 1617; er ist bes. als einer der Erfinder der Logarithmen bekannt, auch wegen seiner Angabe der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
