Howells, William W. — ▪ American anthropologist in full William White Howells born November 27, 1908, New York City, New York, U.S. died December 20, 2005, Kittery Point, Maine American physical anthropologist, who specialized in the establishment of… … Universalium
Howells — [ haʊəlz], 1) William Dean, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Martins Ferry (Ohio) 1. 3. 1837, ✝ New York 11. 5. 1920; war Setzer, Reporter, Konsul in Venedig, Herausgeber der Zeitschrift »The Atlantic Monthly« (1871 81) und Kritiker für… … Universal-Lexikon
William W. Howells — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = November 27, 1908 birth place = New York City death date = December 20, 2005 death place = residence = |citizenship = nationality = ethnicity = field … Wikipedia
William — /wil yeuhm/, n. 1. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W. 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning will and helmet. * * * (as used in expressions) Huddie William Ledbetter Aberhart William George William… … Universalium
William Rutherford Mead — (1846 ndash; 1928) was an American engineer, a part of the McKim, Mead, and White firm. He was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. His sister, Elinor, later married novelist William Dean Howells, and his younger brother Larkin Goldsmith Mead became a… … Wikipedia
William Rutherford Mead — (* 20. August 1846 in Brattleboro, Vermont; † 30. Juni 1928 in Paris) war ein US amerikanischer Architekt und ein Mitbegründer des Unternehmens McKim, Mead, and White. Seine Schwester Elinor heiratete später den Schriftsteller William Dean… … Deutsch Wikipedia
William Styron — Infobox Writer name = William Styron caption = Author William Styron answers a question from the audience at a panel discussion on November 4, 1998. birthdate = June 11, 1925 birthplace = Newport News, Virginia deathdate = November 1, 2006… … Wikipedia
A White Heron — Die Kurzgeschichte A White Heron (dt.: Der weiße Reiher) wurde 1886 von Sarah Orne Jewett veröffentlicht und gilt zusammen mit dem Werk The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) als deren Hauptwerk. Die Geschichte ist Teil einer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
American literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States. Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… … Universalium
Asian people — Asians redirects here. For a nomadic Central Asian people of antiquity, see Asii. For the individual peoples of Asia, see ethnic groups in Asia. For demographic data, see demography of Asia … Wikipedia
