William Joseph Snelling — (December 26, 1804–December 24, 1848) was an American adventurer, writer, poet, and journalist. His short stories about American Indian life were the first to attempt to accurately portray the Plains Indians and among the first attempts at… … Wikipedia
Joseph Pomeroy Widney — (December 26, 1841 mdash; July 4, 1938) was a polymathic pioneer American physician, medical topographer, scholar educator, clergyman, entrepreneur philanthropist, proto environmentalist, prohibitionist, philosopher of religion, controversial… … Wikipedia
William Clayton (Mormon) — William Clayton (1814 ndash;1879) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and acted as a clerk and scribe to the Mormon religious leader Joseph Smith, Jr. Clayton, born in England, is recognized as an American pioneer journalist,… … Wikipedia
Joseph Bailly — (7 April 1774 ndash; 21 December 1835) was a fur trader and a member of an important French Canadian family that included his uncle, Charles François Bailly de Messein.Bailly was one of several Canadians from prominent families who were important … Wikipedia
Joseph Smith, Jr. — Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism, and an important religious and political figure in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s. In 1827, Smith began … Wikipedia
William Byrd — (c. 1540 ndash; 4 July 1623) was an English composer of the Renaissance. He cultivated many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music ProvenanceOur knowledge… … Wikipedia
Joseph Wölfl — Joseph Johann Baptist Wölfl, seit seinen Aufenthalten in London und Paris auch Woelfl (* 24. Dezember 1773 in Salzburg; † 21. Mai 1812 in London Mary Le Bone) war ein Salzburger Pianist und Komponist … Deutsch Wikipedia
William S. Maugham — William Somerset Maugham 1934 Fotograf: Carl van Vechten William Somerset Maugham [ˈsʌməsɪt mɔːm] (* 25. Januar 1874 in Paris; † 16. Dezember 1965 in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat bei Nizza) war ein … Deutsch Wikipedia
William Wales — (* ca. 1734; † 29. Dezember 1798 in London) war ein britischer Mathematiker und Astronom. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Reisen 2.1 Venustransit 1769 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Joseph Jefferson — (February 20, 1829 – April 23, 1905) was an American actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and managers, and one of the most famous of all American comedians.Life and careerJefferson was born in Philadelphia. His father … Wikipedia