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5 unusual facts about William Vincent


W. W. Fosdick

Fosdick’s lyrical poetry such as Ariel, The Maize The Catawba,The Thrush, The Pawpaw, Light and Night, and Lute and Love often reflected his Mid-Western roots and at times were put to music by composers like Poulton and William Vincent.

William Vincent

Fourteen annual grants, beginning from 1807, were received, and the work was proceeded with under the direction of Thomas Gayfere and Benjamin Wyatt.

In 1797 he issued his commentary on Arrian's Voyage of Nearchus (contained in the Indica), which he terms ‘the first event of general importance to mankind in the history of navigation’.

A French version of Vincent's great work on ancient navigation was made under the sanction of Napoleon by M. Billecoq; and in Germany, where his works were well known, his scholarship was recognised by a degree from Göttingen in 1814.

It contains contributions by Professor Heyne, Dr. Schneider, and Niebuhr, as well as by Sir Gore Ouseley, Dr. Burney, and William Wales.



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Margaret Frances Andrews

--In 1911, she was rumored to be engaged to William Vincent Astor, who would later die on the Titanic.--> In 1915 she married Morgan Belmont (1892–1953), the son of August Belmont, at her parents' home, Rockery Hall.

Nyambi Nyambi

He appeared in the episode "Four Cops Shot" in the final season of Law & Order and in an independent film William Vincent alongside James Franco and Josh Lucas.

Shadows and Lies

Shadows & Lies (also known as In Praise of Shadows and William Vincent) is a 2010 romantic drama film starring James Franco and Julianne Nicholson.