SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON° — (1846–1894), Scottish theologian and Semitist; born at New Farm, Aberdeenshire. His appointment as professor of Oriental languages and Bible exegesis in the Free Church College at Aberdeen in 1870 was ended in 1881 due to his radical views in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Smith, William — born March 23, 1769, Churchill, Oxfordshire, Eng. died Aug. 28, 1839, Northampton, Northamptonshire English engineer and geologist, known as the founder of the science of stratigraphy. The son of a blacksmith, he was largely self educated. He… … Universalium
Smith , William — (1769–1839) British surveyor and geologist Smith was born in Churchill, England, the son of the village blacksmith. He was educated at local schools and in 1787 began work with the surveyor who had been commissioned to make a survey of his parish … Scientists
SMITH, William Ramsay (1859-1937) — anthropologist son of William Smith and Mary MacDonald, was born at King Edward, Aberdeenshire, on 27 November 1859. He attended district schools, and winning a Free Church scholarship, went to Edinburgh university and the training college for… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Smith, William Jay — ▪ American poet born April 22, 1918, Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S. American lyric poet who wrote for both adults and children. The son of an army officer, Smith spent much of his early life on a U.S. Army post, a period he recalled in… … Universalium
SMITH, William Saumarez (1836-1909) — first Anglican archbishop of Sydney eldest son of the Rev. Richard Snowden Smith, was born at St Helier, Jersey, on 14 January 1836. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. with first class… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Smith, William Robertson — ▪ Scottish scholar born Nov. 8, 1846, Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scot. died March 31, 1894, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. Scottish Semitic scholar, encyclopaedist, and student of comparative religion and social anthropology. Smith was ordained … Universalium
Smith, William — , London, 1771 … Violins and Violin Makers. Biographical Dictionary
Smith, William — (1728 1793) Born in New York City. Graduated at Yale, 1745; called to the New York bar, and practised in that city. In 1763 appointed chief justice of the colony; and sat in the Council, 1767 1782. In 1786 appointed chief justice of Canada,… … The makers of Canada
Smith, William O. — T Mayor of St. John, New Brunswick, 7 … The makers of Canada
