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Botsford, George Willis

(Encyclopedia) Botsford, George Willis, 1862–1917, American historian, b. West Union, Iowa. After some years (1895–1901) at Harvard, he taught (1901–17) ancient history at Columbia. An outstanding…

Ley, Willy

science writerBirthplace: BerlinBorn: 1906Died: 1969

Willie McCovey

Willie McCoveyBorn: Jan. 10, 1938Baseball 1B led NL in HRs 3 times and RBI twice; MVP in 1969 with SF; 521 career HRs; indicted for tax evasion in July 1995, pled guilty; “McCovey Cove,” the…

Willie Mosconi

Willie MosconiBorn: June 27, 1913Pocket Billiards 14-time world champion from 1941-57.Died: Sept. 12, 1993Johnnie MortonK - MAnnemarie Moser-Pröll

Willie Pep

Willie PepBorn: Sept. 19, 1922Boxer 2-time world featherweight champion (1942-48,49-50); pro record 230-11-1 with 65 KOs.Died: Nov. 23, 2006Roger PenskeN - QMarie-Jose Perec

Willis Reed

Willis ReedBorn: June 25, 1942Basketball C led NY Knicks to NBA titles in 1970 and '73, Finals MVP both years; regular season MVP 1970. Voted one of NBA's 50 Greatest Players.Bill RassmussenR…

Willie Stargell

Willie StargellBorn: Mar. 6, 1940Baseball OF-1B “Pops”; led NL in home runs twice (1971,73); 475 career HRs; NL co-MVP and World Series MVP in 1979.Died: Apr. 9, 2001Amos Alonzo StaggR -…

Willie Anderson

Willie AndersonBorn: May 1878Scottish golfer became a US citizen and won 4 U.S. Opens, including 3 straight (1901,03-05).Died: Oct. 25, 1910Sparky AndersonA - CMario Andretti

Lichnowsky, Karl Max, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia) Lichnowsky, Karl Max, Fürst vonLichnowsky, Karl Max, Fürst vonkärl mäks fürst fən lĭkhnôfˈskē [key], 1860–1928, German diplomat, ambassador to London (1912–14). In a privately…

Dodds, Harold Willis

(Encyclopedia) Dodds, Harold Willis, 1889–1980, American educator, b. Utica, Pa., grad. Grove City College, 1909, M.A. Princeton, 1914, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1917. He taught economics and…