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William C Speidel (February 11, 1912 – May 3, 1988) was a columnist for The Seattle Times and a self-made historian who wrote the books Sons of the Profits and Doc Maynard, The Man Who Invented Seattle about the people who settled and built Seattle, Washington.
Only a small portion of the Seattle Underground has been restored and made safe and accessible to the public on guided tours. In 1965, local citizen Bill Speidel formally created "Bill Speidel's Underground Tour", which continues to operate from the Pioneer Building and adjacent buildings. [3]
Speidel or von Speidel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert von Speidel (1858–1912), Bavarian general and artistic director of the court theatre in Munich after 1905; Bill Speidel (1912–1988), American author; Edmund Freiherr von Speidel (1816–1887), Bavarian general and court marshal
In 1979, Bill Gates (1955–) and Paul Allen (1953–2018), founders of Microsoft, moved their small company from New Mexico to the suburbs of their native Seattle. [33] By 1985, sales were over $140 million, by 1990, $1.18 billion, and by 1995, Microsoft was the world's most profitable corporation, Allen and Gates were billionaires, and ...
Julie Speidel (born 1941 in Seattle [1]) is a sculptor from Seattle, Washington. She is the daughter of author Bill Speidel [ 2 ] and stepdaughter of oceanographer Robert S. Dietz . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She is also part owner of the Seattle Underground tours company, Bill Speidel Enterprises.
Lou Graham (February 9, 1857 – March 11, 1903 [1]), born Dorothea Georgine Emile Ohben, was a German-born woman who became famous as the madam of a brothel in what is now the Pioneer Square district of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Speidel is a manufacturer of watchbands and related items based in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It was originally founded in Germany by Friedrich Speidel in 1867 as a manufacturer of gold and silver chains. The Speidel Chain Company was formed in its modern state in the United States in 1904.
Hans Speidel (28 October 1897 – 28 November 1984) was a German military officer who successively served in the armies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany and West Germany. The first general officer of the Bundeswehr , he was a key player in West German rearmament during the Cold War as well as West Germany's integration into NATO and ...