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William Reader may refer to: William Reader (politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly William Reader (priest), Irish priest William Reader
William_Reader
William Reader (1704-1774) was Archdeacon of Cork from 1745 until his death. Reader was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He held
William_Reader_(priest)
English portrait painter
William Reader (fl. 1680) was an English portrait painter. Reader was born in Maidstone. He was a pupil of Gerard Soest. Reader was the son of a clergyman
William_Reader_(painter)
American politician
William Reader (May 16, 1864 – 1935) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Reader was born on May 16, 1864, in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. He moved
William_Reader_(politician)
Series of children's early reading books
editors of the Readers were brothers William Holmes McGuffey and Alexander Hamilton McGuffey. William created the first four readers and Alexander McGuffey
McGuffey_Readers
School of literary theory focused on writings' readers
Reader-response criticism is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or "audience") and their experience of a literary work, in contrast
Reader-response_criticism
British diplomat and author (1885–1976)
Sir Reader William Bullard KCB KCMG CIE (5 December 1885 – 24 May 1976) was a British diplomat and author. Reader Bullard was born in Walthamstow, the
Reader_Bullard
Children's educational classroom magazine
Weekly Reader was a weekly educational classroom magazine designed for children. It began in 1928 as My Weekly Reader. Editions covered curriculum themes
Weekly_Reader
Heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
William". Reader's Digest. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2023. "Britain's popular Prince William
William,_Prince_of_Wales
English football referee (1896–1978)
George Reader (22 November 1896 – 13 July 1978) was an English football referee, known for officiating in the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final. He is the first
George_Reader
Cemetery in Alberta, Canada
at the north end of the cemetery, where his successor, William Reader, later developed Reader Rock Garden. The cemetery contains a field of honour administered
Union_Cemetery_(Calgary)
English actor (1903–1982)
William Henry Ralph Reader CBE (25 May 1903 – 18 May 1982) was a British actor, theatrical producer and songwriter, known for staging the original Gang
Ralph_Reader
1933 film by Roy Del Ruth
Mind Reader is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Robert Lord and Wilson Mizner. The film stars Warren William, Constance
The_Mind_Reader
Australian politician (1903–1989)
Australia, the daughter of William Henry Nicholls and Mabel Tattie Hinchcliff Mallett, she married Reginald "Rex" Reader (1901–1986) in 1928; they had
Audrey_Reader
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the
William_Shakespeare
English historian (1920-1990)
William Joseph Reader (20 November 1920 – 5 June 1990) was an English historian who specialised in British company history. Theo Barker described him
W._J._Reader
English actor (born 1970)
William Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970) is an English actor from London. He is known for his performances as Adam Carter in Spooks, Clive Reader
Rupert_Penry-Jones
Non-clerical Anglican worship leader
In Anglicanism, a licensed lay minister (LLM) or lay reader (in some jurisdictions simply reader) is a person authorised by a bishop to lead certain services
Licensed_lay_minister
Alternative weekly newspaper in Chicago
The Chicago Reader, or Reader (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism
Chicago_Reader
British baronet (1933–2023)
Sir John Reader Welch, 2nd Baronet (26 July 1933 – 5 September 2023) was an English solicitor and baronet. Scion of a Somerset gentry family originally
Sir John Reader Welch, 2nd Baronet
Sir_John_Reader_Welch,_2nd_Baronet
The Reader was a British weekly published from 1863 to 1867. Intended as a review journal, for both science and literature, it has been called "probably
The_Reader_(weekly)
American writer and novelist (1897–1962)
William Cuthbert Faulkner (/ˈfɔːknər/; né Falkner; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer. He is best known for his novels and short
William_Faulkner
Publishing house based in Michigan
was succeeded by his son, William B. Eerdmans Jr. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers began in 1995 as an imprint of William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
William_B._Eerdmans_Publishing_Company
British air-cooled engine
engines Lumsden 2003, p.173. Lumsden 2003, p.174. Charles Wilson and William Reader; Men and Machines: D. Napier & Son 1808-1958, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Napier_Javelin
President of the United States from 1909 to 1913
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of
William_Howard_Taft
Town in Wisconsin, United States
including none of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. William Reader, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Ty Bodden, member of the Wisconsin
Stockbridge_(town),_Wisconsin
English poet and artist (1757–1827)
idiosyncratic views, he came to be highly regarded by later critics and readers for his expressiveness and creativity, and for the philosophical and mystical
William_Blake
Literary genre
of textual organization in which nontrivial effort is required for the reader to traverse the text, beyond ordinary eye movement or turning pages. Espen
Ergodic_literature
William Reader was particularly useful. He had been her husband's apprentice and he had become a partner in 1808 and he and others assisted. Reader was
Ann_Rollason
American writer and visual artist (1914–1997)
William S. Burroughs". Beatdom Literary Journal. Grauerholz, James; Silverberg, Ira (December 1, 2007). Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader.
William_S._Burroughs
College-level English composition textbook
The Bedford Reader is a college composition textbook published by the Bedford/St. Martin's publishing company. It is edited by X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M
The_Bedford_Reader
Irish dean
Enoch Reader was an Irish Dean in the last decade of the 17th century and the first decade of the 18th. A former Dean of Kilmore, Reader was Dean of Emly
Enoch_Reader
1979 novel by Italo Calvino
The postmodernist narrative, in the form of a frame story, is about the reader trying to read a book called If on a winter's night a traveler. Each chapter
If on a winter's night a traveler
If_on_a_winter's_night_a_traveler
1818 English legal case upholding trial by battle
attract significant cross-examination by William Reader, Thornton's barrister, were the two factory workers, William Lavell and Joseph Bird, who had matched
Ashford_v_Thornton
Scottish knight (1270–1305)
Morton, Graeme (2004). William Wallace. London: Sutton. ISBN 978-0-7509-3523-4. Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. London: Reader's Digest Association
William_Wallace
2011 anthology on political theology
21st centuries. Edited by William T. Cavanaugh, Jeffrey W. Bailey and Craig Hovey, the volume was designed as a class reader. The premise of the collection
An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology
An_Eerdmans_Reader_in_Contemporary_Political_Theology
American businessman and philanthropist (born 1955)
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s
Bill_Gates
American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
William Randolph Hearst (/hɜːrst/; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He laid the foundation for the
William_Randolph_Hearst
American writer (1909–1962)
American novelist and non-fiction author particularly well-regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted
William_Lindsay_Gresham
Library service for book suggestion and promotion
Readers' advisory (sometimes spelled readers advisory or reader's advisory) is a service which involves suggesting fiction and nonfiction titles to a
Readers'_advisory
American actor (1892–1984)
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
William_Powell
American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist (born 1948)
October 22, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2014. Gibson, William [@GreatDismal] (November 13, 2017). "To readers of both The Peripheral and Archangel" (Tweet).
William_Gibson
British statesman (1759–1806)
William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of
William_Pitt_the_Younger
Young Readers is a discontinued award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for young readers. Nominees
Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers
Bram_Stoker_Award_for_Best_Work_for_Young_Readers
1940 book by Mortimer J. Adler
does not necessarily mean reading the book three times, as the experienced reader will be able to do all three in the course of reading the book just once
How_to_Read_a_Book
British civil servant (1953–2022)
Sir William Robert Fittall (26 July 1953 – 10 March 2022) was a British civil servant and Anglican lay reader. From 2002 to 2015, he served as the secretary-general
William_Fittall
Philanthropy organization based in New York, U.S.
merged into two: the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, which focused on education and youth and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, which focused on arts
Wallace_Foundation
American actor (born 1955)
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/ də-FOH; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both
Willem_Dafoe
11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and figure of legend
submitted by someone well versed in local history identifying himself as 'W. Reader', there was already a well-established tradition that there was a certain
Lady_Godiva
American fantasy magazine
and early 1950s, titled Avon Fantasy Reader, Avon Science Fiction Reader, and Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader. These were digest size magazines (sometimes
Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers
Avon_Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_Readers
others. Nominees for the William F. Sharpe Award are voted for by JFQA readers and the journal's associate editors, and the managing editors of the journal
William_Sharpe_Award
Reference book on world literature
Pulitzer Prize-winner William Rose Benét, older brother of the writer Stephen Vincent Benét. Benét set out to "present to [the reader] a well-organized supplementary
Benet's_Reader's_Encyclopedia
1999 book by Ted Daniels
A Doomsday Reader: Prophets, Predictors, and Hucksters of Salvation is a 1999 anthology volume of texts related to millenarianism and apocalypticism, edited
A_Doomsday_Reader
1934 poem by William Carlos Williams
(1934) is an imagist poem by William Carlos Williams. The three-versed, 28-word poem is an apology about eating the reader's plums. The poem was written
This_Is_Just_to_Say
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronet (born 1973) The heir apparent is the present holder's elder son William Reader Cullum Welch (born 2010). "Sir John Welch Bt". The Daily Telegraph.
Welch_baronets
American conservative author and commentator (1925–2008)
William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual
William_F._Buckley_Jr.
2022 studio album by Taylor Swift
for a failed relationship with no regrets. The 3am closing track, "Dear Reader", sees Swift beseeching her audience not to look up to her as a "guiding
Midnights
Indicates an intentional reproduction in quotation
error of transcription. The typical editorial usage of sic is to inform the reader that any errors in a quotation did not arise from editorial errors in the
Sic
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United
Bill_Clinton
1999 book by William F. Buckley Jr.
The Blackford Oakes Reader is a 1999 book by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is a literary book in which Buckley explains where, when, why and how he created
The_Blackford_Oakes_Reader
2004 short story collection by John Varley
The John Varley Reader is a representative collection of 18 of the science fiction short stories by John Varley, first published in paperback in September
The_John_Varley_Reader
English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)
Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research
Stephen_Hawking
1976 children's story by Wilson Rawls
by Yearling Books) and was the winner of the William Allen White Book Award and the California Young Reader Medal. The book is set about the end of the
Summer_of_the_Monkeys
New Zealand politician (1821–1895)
Reader Gillson Wood (1821 – 20 August 1895) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. An architect by trade, he designed the 1854 General Assembly House
Reader_Wood
English biblical scholar, translator, and reformer (1494–1536)
Bible "To the Reader", Tyndale, William (1528). The Parable of Wicked Mammon. Retrieved 19 February 2024. Martin, Jan (2016). "William Tyndale, John Foxe
William_Tyndale
American author (born 1931)
than 50 books in the series. The genre that Packard invented, in which the reader chooses what happens, has come to be called "interactive fiction". Packard
Edward_Packard_(writer)
Romanian-German actress (born 1978)
films Downfall (2004), Control (2007), Youth Without Youth (2007), The Reader (2008), Rush (2013), and Geostorm (2017). From 2022 to 2025, she served
Alexandra_Maria_Lara
American muralist (1927–2011)
(1997-08-28). "Man Behind the Wall". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2010-05-17. "William Walker, pioneering Chicago muralist
William_Walker_(muralist)
American conspiracy theorist (1943–2001)
Milton William "Bill" Cooper (May 6, 1943 – November 5, 2001) was an American conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, and author known for his 1991 book
Milton_William_Cooper
Horror-related media shared around the Internet
brief, user-generated, paranormal stories that are intended to frighten readers. The subjects of creepypasta vary widely and can include topics such as
Creepypasta
Overture to the opera William Tell
The William Tell Overture is the overture to the opera William Tell (original French title Guillaume Tell), composed by Gioachino Rossini. William Tell
William_Tell_Overture
Series of children's early reading books
series of basal readers written by William S. Gray to teach children to read. The characters first appeared in the Elson-Gray Readers in 1930 and continued
Dick_and_Jane
Canadian children's writer (1945–2016)
Readers' Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-12-08. "1992 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award Recipient: William Bell"
William_Bell_(author)
This is a bibliography of the works of William S. Burroughs. Junkie (a.k.a. Junky) (1953) (ISBN 0-14-200316-6 – later reprint) Queer (written 1951–1953;
William S. Burroughs bibliography
William_S._Burroughs_bibliography
American judge (1876–1961)
court. An avid reader of classics, Jenkins was a proponent of the Marlovian theory of Shakespeare authorship (that the plays of William Shakespeare were
William_Franklin_Jenkins
1995 epic historical war drama film by Mel Gibson
directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior Sir William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence. The film also stars
Braveheart
American bear enthusiast and documentary filmmaker (1957–2003)
Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, documentary filmmaker
Timothy_Treadwell
The Thomas Ligotti Reader: Essays and Explorations is a collection of essays on American horror writer Thomas Ligotti and his works, edited by Darrell
The_Thomas_Ligotti_Reader
English association football referee
participate in the 1948 Olympic Games football tournament along with George Reader, Stanley Boardman and A. C. Williams from Brighton. Ling refereed both the
William_Ling_(referee)
American literary critic and philosopher
William Egginton (born 1969) is a literary critic and philosopher. He has written extensively on a broad range of subjects, including theatricality, fictionality
William_Egginton
American actor (1915–1970)
Hollywood. Hedda Hopper became a gossip columnist with nearly 30 million readers in newspapers in the U.S., and was a proponent of the Hollywood blacklist
William_Hopper
French academic painter (1825–1905)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French pronunciation: [wiljam adɔlf buɡ(ə)ʁo]; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic
William-Adolphe_Bouguereau
2006 film by Martin Scorsese
a 2006 crime thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. A remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it is also
The_Departed
English painter
Ellis William Roberts (1860–1930) was an English portrait painter. He began his career as a painter at the Minton factory in Stoke-on-Trent, then won
Ellis_William_Roberts
1987 Alex Cox film
directed by Alex Cox and written by Rudy Wurlitzer. It stars Ed Harris as William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president
Walker_(film)
Jenkins (subscription required) Account of siege of Puebla by William O. Jenkins The Mexico Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Edited by Gilbert M. Joseph
William_O._Jenkins
English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British
William_Morris
American academic (1940–2023)
1 September 2016. McPhee, John (1982-06-01). Howarth, William L. (ed.). The John McPhee Reader. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374517199
William_Howarth
English writer and religious thinker (1644–1718)
William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, theologian, religious thinker, and influential
William_Penn
American philosopher and psychologist (1842–1910)
William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the
William_James
Novel by William Gaddis
of the reader and many reviewers say I ask too much ... and as I say, it's not reader-friendly. Though I think it is, and I think the reader gets satisfaction
The_Recognitions
Scottish publishing house
Trollope, "Ancient Classics for English Readers", Saint Pauls, 5 (1870), 664. Foreign Classics for English Readers (William Blackwood & Sons) - Book Series List
Blackwood_(publishing_house)
English theologian and author
A student of Richard Capel at Magdalen College, Oxford, Pemble became reader and tutor at Magdalen. All of Pemble's works were published posthumously
William_Pemble
1965 novel by John Williams
academic novel, or the campus novel. Stoner follows the life of the eponymous William Stoner, his career and workplace politics, marriage to his wife Edith,
Stoner_(novel)
Floridian pioneer and soldier (1812–1881)
William Iredell Turner (June 7, 1812 – October 28, 1881), also occasionally and erroneously referred to as William J. Turner, was a Florida pioneer, County
William_Iredell_Turner
Scottish privateer (1654–1701)
William Kidd (c. 1645 – 23 May 1701), also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist
William_Kidd
Taking in the meaning of letters or symbols
confident reader. In this phase the reader adds at least 3,000 words to what they can decode. For example, in the English language, readers now learn
Reading
Church of England priest and essayist
Classics for English Readers. Collins died on 24 March 1887, in Lowick rectory. His son was the author and first-class cricketer William Collins. The Public
William_Lucas_Collins
1996 novel written by David Markson
William (January 12, 1997). "Reader's Block". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2026. Scott, Joanna (November 1, 2010). "A Passionate Reader".
Reader's_Block
American linguist (born 1956)
States. From 1994 to 2005 he was successively research fellow, lecturer, reader and professor in Linguistics at the University of Manchester, UK. He is
William_Croft_(linguist)
WILLIAM READER
WILLIAM READER
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam.
Male
English
English form of Norman French Willelm, WILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLEAM means "will-helmet."
Male
English
 Pet form of English William, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Female
English
Short form of English Lillian, LILLIA means "lily."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lilian, LILLIAN means "lily."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Roman Latin Jillian, GILLIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam, which is itself a variant of William.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American French Teutonic English German
Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of William, from a central French form in which W is replaced by G.
Female
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Lilias, LILLIAS means "lily."
Boy/Male
German Teutonic Dutch
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Boy/Male
German American English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Swiss
Will Helmet; Resolute Protector; Will; Son of William
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Killeen, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Uilleam, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Boy/Male
Irish
cille means “â€associated with the church.â€â€ One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that Gosbert was going to leave her because their marriage was forbidden by the Church. The city of Wurzburg still celebrates a festival of mystery plays each year, known as Killianfest.
Male
German
 Variant spelling of German Kilian, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Boy/Male
German
Form of William; Resolute Protector
WILLIAM READER
WILLIAM READER
Girl/Female
Indian
Small, Slender, Tender
Boy/Male
Sikh
The glory of the brave one, Brave and splendour
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A narrator of hadith had this name
Boy/Male
Tamil
Quick
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Female Mountain Goat
Biblical
conqueror; strong
Boy/Male
Norse
God of war.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lotus flower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Walton. The first element in these names was variously Old English walh ‘foreigner’, ‘Briton’, genitive plural wala (see Wallace), w(e)ald ‘forest’, w(e)all ‘wall’, or wæll(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.George Walton (1741–1804) signed the Declaration of Independence. He was born in Prince Edward Co., VA, whither his grandfather had emigrated from England in 1682. He moved to Savannah, GA, and became governor of GA and a prominent jurist.
Boy/Male
Indian
New, Novel, Innovative
WILLIAM READER
WILLIAM READER
WILLIAM READER
WILLIAM READER
WILLIAM READER
a.
Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
a.
Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone.
n.
A girl; esp., a wanton; a gill.
adv.
Willing; disposed.
a.
Willing to receive counsel or follow advice.
v. t.
Spontaneous; self-moved.
v. t.
Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.
a.
Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing.
n.
One who works at a willying machine.
n.
Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
a.
Willing; ready to agree or consent.
n.
Alt. of Willywaw
n.
The power of willing or determining; will.
n.
Willing acceptance.
a.
Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.
v. t.
Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.
a.
Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
n.
A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.
a.
Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Will