William Whitney
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William Whitney or William Witney may refer to:
- William Channing WhitneyWilliam Channing WhitneyWilliam Ellery Channing Whitney was an American architect who practised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Born in Harvard, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin F. Whitney, he was educated at Lawrence Academy at Groton, Connecticut, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his B.S. from the...
(1851—1945), American architect - William Collins Whitney (1841-1904), American politician, financier, founder of the prominent Whitney family, US Secretary of the Navy
- William Dwight WhitneyWilliam Dwight WhitneyWilliam Dwight Whitney was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer who edited The Century Dictionary.-Life:William Dwight Whitney was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on February 9, 1827. His father was Josiah Dwight Whitney of the New England Dwight family...
(1827-1894), American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer who edited The Century Dictionary - William Payne Whitney (1876-1927), American businessman, philanthropist, racehorse breeder and owner
- William WitneyWilliam WitneyWilliam Nuelsen Witney was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.He directed many Westerns during his career,...
(1915-2002), American director of serials and westerns sometimes billed as William Whitney - Bill WhitneyBill WhitneyWillard Whitney is an American broadcast journalist for CBS News. He is best known as an anchor and correspondent for the CBS Radio Network, where he hosts the evening edition of the World News Roundup.- Before CBS News :...
, U.S. journalist