William Adam

William Adam

William Adam my refer to:

* William Adam (architect) (1689–1748), Scottish architect, mason, and entrepreneur
* William Adam (MP) (1751–1839), Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) in the British Parliament and subsequently a judge
* William Adam (artist) (1846–1931), English landscape artist who worked in California for 33 years
* William Adam (malacologist) (1909–1988), Belgian malacologist
* William Adam (trumpeter) (born 1917), American trumpeter, and Professor Emeritus at Indiana University

ee also

*Bill Adam, racing driver
*William Adams


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  • William Adam (MP) — William Adam, KC (2 August 1751 ndash; 17 February 1839) was a Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) in the British Parliament and subsequently a Judge. He was the only surviving son of John Adam, architect and master mason to the Board of Ordnance… …   Wikipedia

  • William Adam (malacologist) — William Adam (1909 1988) was a Belgian malacologist who specialised in cephalopods. [van Goethem, J.L. 1989. In memoriam: William Adam, 1909–1988. Basteria 53(1–3): 25–27.] Adam described a number of cuttlefish and bobtail squid species,… …   Wikipedia

  • William Adam Piper — was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California. He was born on May 21, 1826 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and later moved to St. Louis, Missouri. During the …   Wikipedia

  • William Adam (architect) — Infobox Architect caption = Portrait by William Aikman, 1727 name = William Adam nationality = Scottish birth date = October 1689 birth place = Linktown of Abbotshall (now Kirkcaldy), Fife death date = 24 June 1748 (aged 58) death place =… …   Wikipedia

  • William Adam (trumpeter) — Infobox Musical artist Name = William Adam Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = non vocal instrumentalist Birth name = Alias = Born = birth date and age|1917|10|21 Died = Origin = Instrument = Trumpet Genre = Occupation = Trumpeter,… …   Wikipedia

  • William Adam (artist) — William Constable Adam (August 29, 1846 ndash; October 17, 1931) was an English born oil and watercolour painter who spent the last 33 years of his life in California, United States.Adam was born in Tweedmouth on the outskirts of Berwick upon… …   Wikipedia

  • ADAM (R. et J.) — ADAM ROBERT (1728 1792) & JAMES (1730 1794) Les architectes et décorateurs Robert et James Adam sont les fils d’un architecte écossais, William Adam. Ce dernier, déjà mêlé au courant du retour à l’antique qui depuis Inigo Jones triomphait en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • William Adams — may refer to:*William Adams (sailor) (1564 ndash;1620), English sailor and visitor to Japan *William Adams (master) (1706/07 ndash;1789), English scholar *William Adams (MP) (1752 ndash;1811), MP for Totnes *William Adams (oculist) (1783… …   Wikipedia

  • William Cranstoun, 3rd Lord Cranstoun — William Cranstoun, 3rd Lord Cranstoun, (born before 1620), a renowned Cavalier, succeeded his uncle John, 2nd Lord Cranstoun (1570 c1648) who had no issue.FamilyWilliam Cranstoun was the only son and heir to his father, James, Master of Cranstoun …   Wikipedia

  • Adam (Name) — Adam ist ein männlicher Vorname und ein Familienname. Herkunft und Bedeutung Adam ist das hebräische Wort für Erdling und bezeichnet im Tanach den ersten Menschen. In Gen 2,7 wird dieser Name in Bezug gebracht zum hebräischen Wort adamah für den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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