Houghton, William

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• William Houghton (archbishop) — William Houghton [William of Hothum; De Hotum, De Hothum, De Hozum, Bothum, De Honden, Heddon, Heddonem; in the ancient manuscripts of his order it is written De Odone.] (date and place of birth unknown; died at Dijon, 1298) was an English… …   Wikipedia

• William Stanley Houghton — (William) Stanley Houghton (February 22,1881 December 10, 1913) was a British playwright. His best known play is Hindle Wakes . Together with Allan Monkhouse and Harold Brighouse, he formed what became known as the Manchester School of dramatists …   Wikipedia

• William Shanks — Infobox Scientist name = William Shanks box width = image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1812|01|25 birth place = Corsenside, County Durham, England death date = 1882, aged 70 death place = Houghton le Spring, County Durham, England… …   Wikipedia

• William Houghton — may refer to: * William Houghton (archbishop) * William Houghton (reverend), author of British Fresh Water Fishes (1879) * William Vasey Houghton, (1921–2001), better known as Vasey Houghton, Australian politician * William Stanley Houghton (1881 …   Wikipedia

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt — Founded 1880 Founder Henry Oscar Houghton, George Mifflin Country of origin United States Headquarters loca …   Wikipedia

• William Houghton Sprague Pearce — also known as W.H.S. Pearce (August 5, 1864 April 15, 1935), an American artist, was born in Boston to Mary Anna Sprague Pearce and Shadrach Houghton Pearce. His father ran a successful Chinese importing business. He was descended from many of… …   Wikipedia

• Houghton Mifflin — Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company s headquarters is located in Boston s Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non fiction for …   Wikipedia

• William Morris Hunt — (March 31, 1824 September 8, 1879), American painter, was born at Brattleboro, Vermont to Jane Maria (Leavitt) Hunt and Jonathan Hunt (Vermont Representative), who raised one of the preeminent families in American art. His father s family were… …   Wikipedia

• William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey — William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, (died 1088) was one of the Norman nobles who fought at the Battle of Hastings and became great landowners in England.He was a son of Rodulf II de Warenne and Emma and a grandnephew of duchess Gunnor, wife… …   Wikipedia

• William M. Bulger — William Bill Michael Bulger (born February 2, 1934) is a retired American politician from South Boston, Massachusetts who rose to become President of the Massachusetts State Senate and president of the University of Massachusetts. He is the third …   Wikipedia