Berkeley,Sir William
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Berkeley, Sir William — born 1606, Somerset, Eng. died July 9, 1677, Twickenham, Middlesex British colonial governor of Virginia. Appointed governor in 1641, he introduced crop diversification, encouraged manufacturing, and promoted peace with the Indians. A strong… … Universalium
Berkeley, Sir William — (1606, Somerset, Inglaterra–9 jul. 1677, Twickenham, Middlesex). Gobernador colonial británico de Virginia. Nombrado gobernador en 1641, introdujo la diversificación de los cultivos, estimuló la manufactura y promovió la paz con los indios.… … Enciclopedia Universal
Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet — FRCS FRS (July 16 1783–July 05 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. As a young man he published two books of his lectures which contained pre Darwinian… … Wikipedia
Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet — Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Baronet (28 September 1781 3 December 1851), is best known for holding the office of High Sheriff of Cornwall between 1807 and 1808, and for being a partner in a London banking house [ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10905 … Wikipedia
Sir William Carey — Para otros usos de este término, véase William carey. William Carey Nombre real William Carey Otros títulos Sir William Carey Nacimiento … Wikipedia Español
Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet — Infobox MP honorific prefix = Sir name = William Abdy honorific suffix =MP constituency MP = Malmesbury parliament = majority = predecessor = successor = term start = 1817 term end = 1818 birth date = 1779 birth place = Marylebone death date =… … Wikipedia
Berkeley — puede referirse a: ● la ciudad de Berkeley, en el estado de California; ● la University of California, Berkeley localizada en la ciudad del mismo nombre. ● el filósofo y religioso británico George Berkeley, célebre representante de la escuela… … Enciclopedia Universal
William Berkeley — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Berkeley. Sir William Berkeley (1606 9 juillet 1677 à Londres), favori de Charles Ier d Angleterre, est fait chevalier et Gouverneur de Virginie (1641), fonction qu il assumera jusqu en 1677, avec une… … Wikipédia en Français
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
Berkeley — /berrk lee/; for 2, 3, 6 also Brit. /bahrk lee/, n. 1. Busby /buz bee/, (William Berkeley Enos), 1895 1976, U.S. choreographer and musical film director. 2. George, 1685? 1753, Irish bishop and philosopher. 3. Sir William, 1610 77, British… … Universalium
