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William James "Willem" Dafoe (/ d ə ˈ f oʊ /; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.
Wilhelm Hauff (29 November 1802 – 18 November 1827) was a German poet and novelist.
Bill Wilhelm (1929–2010), American college baseball coach. Bruce Wilhelm (born 1945), American former weightlifter strongman, twice winner of the World's Strongest Man competition, in 1977 and 1978. Carl Wilhelm (1885–1936), German film director, film producer and screenwriter of the silent film era. Eugène Wilhelm (1866–1951), French ...
He was born in Weimar, the eldest son of Karl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, heir to the Grand Duke, and his wife Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach . He succeeded his grandfather Karl Alexander as Grand Duke on 5 January 1901, as his father had predeceased him. His heir was a distant cousin, Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, until ...
William Whewell FRS FGS FRSE ( / ˈhjuːəl / HEW-əl; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science. He was Master at Trinity College, Cambridge. In his time as a student there, he achieved distinction in both poetry and mathematics .
Wilhelm Baum (born 1948 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is an Austrian historian, theologian, philosopher and publisher.. Biography. He studied history, German language, and theology in Innsbruck, Rome, Mainz and Tübingen (two of his professors were Ernst Bloch and Hans Küng).
Weilheim in Oberbayern. / 47.833°N 11.150°E / 47.833; 11.150. Weilheim in Oberbayern (English: 'Weilheim in Upper Bavaria') is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria. Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum.
Overview. The term "Wilhelminism" ( Wilhelminismus) is not meant as a conception of society associated with the name Wilhelm and traceable to an intellectual initiative of the German Emperor. Rather, it relates to the image presented by Wilhelm II and his demeanour, as manifested by the public presentation of grandiose military parades and self ...