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Sir William Wallace (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas, pronounced [ˈɯʎam ˈuəl̪ˠəs̪]; Norman French: William le Waleys; [2] c. 1270 [3] – 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
He was for many years, until his death, the elected convenor of The Society of William Wallace, an association dedicated to studying and commemorating the life and the personality of William Wallace. In 2005, for the 700th anniversary of Wallace's capture and subsequent execution, Ross undertook a 450-mile walk in Wallace's honour.
William Wallace (11 May 1844 – 18 February 1897) was a Scottish philosopher and academic who became fellow of Merton College and White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University. He was best known for his studies of German philosophers , most notably Hegel , some of whose works he translated into highly regarded English editions.
The Wallace Sword is an antique two-handed sword purported to have belonged to William Wallace (1270–1305), a Scottish knight who led a resistance to the English occupation of Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence. It is said to have been used by William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 and the Battle of ...
William Wallace, real name of Ali Bongo (1929–2009), British comedy magician Staker Wallace (1733–1798), United Irishman, sometimes referred to as William William Herbert Wallace (1878–1933), English convicted 'murderer', later found to be innocent on appeal
William L. Crawford (1911–1984), American publisher and editor; Bill Crawford (comedian) (born 1979), American comedian and radio personality; Billy Crawford (born 1982), Filipino entertainer; William Crawford (knight), character in epic poem about Scottish knight William Wallace
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The Wallace family were inheritors of the fortune of William Baird and Company, a nineteenth century family firm of coal and ironmasters who became one of Britain’s richest families. Wallace’s father, Euan Wallace was a Conservative MP and minister in the Chamberlain government.