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Wilkins, Sir George Hubert
Sir George Hubert Wilkins was an Australian-born British explorer who advanced the use of the airplane and pioneered......
Williams, Roger
Roger Williams was an English colonist in New England, founder of the colony of Rhode Island and pioneer of religious......
Willoughby, Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby was the governor of Barbados who in 1651 brought about the settlement......
Winslow, Edward
Edward Winslow was an English founder of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts. In 1617 Winslow moved to Holland,......
Winslow, Josiah
Josiah Winslow was a British-American military leader and governor of the Plymouth colony who established the colony’s......
Winthrop, John
John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the chief figure among the Puritan founders......
Wise, John
John Wise was a colonial American Congregational minister, theologian, and pamphleteer in support of liberal church......
Wishart, George
George Wishart was an early martyr of the Reformation in Scotland. While a teacher of Greek at Montrose, Wishart......
Wissmann, Hermann von
Hermann von Wissmann was a German explorer who twice crossed the continent of Africa and added to the knowledge......
Wolfe, James
James Wolfe was the commander of the British army at the capture of Quebec from the French in 1759, a victory that......
Wolseley, Garnet, 1st Viscount
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley was a British field marshal who saw service in battles throughout the world......
Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich
Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel was a Russian explorer who completed the mapping of the northeastern coast of Siberia......
Wycliffe, John
John Wycliffe was an English theologian, philosopher, church reformer, and promoter of the first complete translation......
Wythe, George
George Wythe was an American jurist who was one of the first judges in the United States to state the principle......
Xuanzang
Xuanzang was a Buddhist monk and Chinese pilgrim to India who translated the sacred scriptures of Buddhism from......
Yamasee War
Yamasee War, (1715–16), in British-American colonial history, conflict between Indians, mainly Yamasee, and British......
Yorktown, Siege of
Siege of Yorktown, (September 28–October 19, 1781), joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped......
Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward
Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was a British army officer and explorer whose travels, mainly in northern India......
Zacconi, Lodovico
Lodovico Zacconi was an Italian musicologist, last of a distinguished line of Renaissance writers on music. Zacconi......
Zanzibar Treaty
Zanzibar Treaty, (July 1, 1890), arrangement between Great Britain and Germany that defined their respective spheres......
Zell, Matthias
Matthias Zell was a German author and religious leader who was responsible for initiating the Protestant Reformation......
Zhang Qian
Zhang Qian was a Chinese explorer, the first man to bring back a reliable account of the lands of Central Asia......
Zheng He
Zheng He was an admiral and diplomat who helped extend the maritime and commercial influence of China throughout......
Zwingli, Huldrych
Huldrych Zwingli was the most important reformer in the Swiss Protestant Reformation. He founded the Swiss Reformed......
ʿĀlamgīr II
ʿĀlamgīr II was a Mughal emperor of India who disgraced his reign (1754–59) by his weakness and his disregard for......

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