Robert Willis

Robert Willis

Robert Willis may be:
*Robert Willis (engineer), 19th century engineer, phoneticist, and architectural historian
*Robert Willis (dean), present Dean of Canterbury


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  • Robert Willis (dean) — The Very Reverend Robert Willis was appointed dean of Canterbury in summer 2001, and is the present holder of that position. He was previously dean of Hereford Cathedral. He is an alumnus of Ripon College Cuddesdon and the Chairman of the Deans… …   Wikipedia

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  • Robert W. Warren — Robert Willis Warren (August 30, 1925 in Raton, New Mexico August 20,1998 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a Wisconsin politician.Robert W. Warren was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. From 1969 until his resignation in 1974, he was Attorney… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Sievwright — Robert Willis Sievwright (June 16, 1882 July 12, 1947) was a Scottish first class cricketer from Angus.A left arm orthodox bowler, Sievwrigt made his debut for Scotland against the touring South African national team in 1912 and took 6 wickets in …   Wikipedia

  • Willis — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Willis serait une variante de William, un prénom anglais (correspondant à Guillaume). Il est fêté le 23 février[1]. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • willis system — noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Robert Willis died 1875 English mechanician : a system of using for the generating circle of cycloidal teeth a circle equal in radius to a pinion having twelve teeth of the given pitch …   Useful english dictionary

  • Willis Eugene Lamb — Willis E. Lamb, Jr. Willis Eugene Lamb, Jr. (* 12. Juli 1913 in Los Angeles; † 15. Mai 2008 in Tucson, Arizona) war ein amerikanischer Physiker. 1955 wurde ihm der Nobelpreis für Physik verliehen. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Willis Joshua Bailey — (* 12. Oktober 1854 im Carroll County, Illinois; † 19. Mai 1932 in Mission Hills, Kansas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1903 bis 1905 der 16. Gouverneur von Kansas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und politischer Aufstieg 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Willis Lamb — Willis E. Lamb, Jr. Willis Eugene Lamb, Jr. (* 12. Juli 1913 in Los Angeles; † 15. Mai 2008 in Tucson, Arizona) war ein amerikanischer Physiker. 1955 wurde ihm der Nobelpreis für Physik verliehen. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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