Category: Biography
James Wolfe James Wolfe, (1727-59). British general. Having helped to put ‘down the 1745 rebellion in Scotland, he was sent to command British forces fighting the French for control …
P.G. Wodehouse P.G. Wodehouse, (1881-1975). British novelist. Although his first works were school stories and romances, in 1913 he began writing the huniorous novels and short stories for which …
Ludwig Wittgenstein Ludwig Wittgenstein, (1889-1951). Austrian philosopher. His interest in mathematics developed from his early researches in aeronautics. From 1911 he studied logic under Bertrand Russell at Cambridge. He …
Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson, (1856-1924). US statesman; 28th president of the US (1913-21). A lawyer and academic, he became Democratic governor of New Jersey in 1911 and a year …
Harold Wilson Harold Wilson, Lord (1916-95). British statesman; prime minister (1964-70; 1974-76). An economics lecturer at Oxford, he acted as a government adviser during World War II and entered …
William Carlos Williams William Carlos Williams, (1883-1963). US poet and writer. Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, the son of a British father and a Puerto Rican mother. …
Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams, (1914-83). US dramatist, born Thomas Lanier Williams. His plays were often controversial, being criticized for their sensational treatment of sex and violence. The son of …
William the Silent William the Silent (1533-84). Dutch soldier and states-man, the founder of the Dutch Republic. He became prince of Orange in 1544 and in 1559 he was …
