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William Henry (pastor) (1783-1839), Scottish Congregationalist pastor; William "Jerry" Henry (1811–after 1851), American fugitive slave who was freed in New York event known as Jerry Rescue; William W. Henry (1831–1915), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient; William Henry (actor) (1914–1982), American performer; also billed as Bill ...
The Purple Land is a novel set in 19th-century Uruguay by William Henry Hudson, first published in 1885 under the title The Purple Land that England Lost.Initially a commercial and critical failure, it was reissued in 1904 with the full title The Purple Land, Being One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by Himself.
William Henry Hudson (4 August 1841 – 18 August 1922), known in Argentina as Guillermo Enrique Hudson, was an Anglo-Argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist. Born in the Argentinian pampas where he roamed free in his youth, he observed bird life and collected specimens for the Smithsonian Institution.
William Henry was apprenticed to Thomas Percival and later worked with John Ferriar & John Huit at the Manchesters Infirmary. [citation needed] He began to study medicine at University of Edinburgh in 1795, taking his medical in 1807, but ill-health [a] interrupted his practice as a physician, and he devoted his time mainly to chemical research, especially with regard to gases.
William Mellors Henry (August 21, 1890 – April 13, 1970) was an American writer and reporter who lived and worked primarily in Los Angeles, California. He was primarily known for his daily Los Angeles Times column, "By the Way", which appeared from 1939 to 1971.
William Henry Harrison was the seventh and youngest child of Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison. Born on February 9, 1773, at Berkeley Plantation , the home of the Harrison family of Virginia on the James River in Charles City County , [ 1 ] he became the last United States president not born as an American citizen. [ 2 ]
Sir William Henry Harris KCVO (28 March 1883 – 6 September 1973) was an English organist, choral trainer and composer. Early life and education.
William Alfred Henry III (January 24, 1950 – June 28, 1994) was an American cultural critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. [1] [2] Career.