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William Hamilton
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Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist (1730-1803)
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William Hamilton, born William Douglas Hamilton in Henley-on-Thames on 13 December 1730, was a British anthropologist, diplomat, archaeologist, and volcanologist. He was educated at Westminster School, served in the British Army, and worked in Naples. He was a member of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Society of Antiquaries of London, and received the Copley Medal.
His spouse was Emma, Lady Hamilton, and his relatives included Lady Ann Cunningham. He died in London on 6 April 1803.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 140
Top works
- Robert Pauncefort, and others, appellts. [vs.] Jane Mead, widow and only surviving executrix of John Mead, and others, respdents
- Salute the Jew!
- Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus : Lately Existing at Isernia, in the Kingdom of Naples; in Two Letters : One from Sir William Hamilton ... to Sir Joseph Banks ... : and the Other from a Person Residing at Isernia
- Essays on the intellectual powers of man
- The New Essence of Christianity
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1954-09-12
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 266
- Total plays
- 913
Tags
William Hamilton is a Brooklyn,NY Smooth Jazz artist. Born October 12, 1960. In the late 1970's, William played in a band with a few of his high school buddies as a trumpet player up and down Church Ave in the Flatbush and East Flatbush areas of Brooklyn as well as various Public School auditoriums. In the early 1990's, William began getting the itch for playing music again. Being unable to find a band to join, he decided to purchase musical instruments. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Willia
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,978x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,841x
- Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
· 1956 · cited 42,306x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,567x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,949x
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Quotes
- “Analysis and synthesis, though commonly treated as two different methods, are, if properly understood, only the two necessary parts of the same method. Each is the relative and correlative of the other. Analysis, without a subsequent synthesis, is incomplete; it is a mean cut off from its end. Synthesis, without a previous analysis, is baseless; for synthesis receives from analysis the elements which it recomposes.”
- “Be sober, and to doubt prepense,These are the sinews of good sense.”
- “The primary principle of education is the determination of the pupil to self-activity — the doing nothing for him which he is able to do for himself.”
- “Truth like a torch, the more 'tis shook, it shines.”
- “The one condition under which all powers, and consequently the intellectual faculties, are developed, is exercise.”
- “The question—Is Truth, or is the Mental Exercise in the pursuit of truth, the superior end?—this is perhaps the most curious theoretical, and certainly the most important practical, problem in the whole compass of philosophy.”
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Key facts
- Monarch
- George III
- Preceded by
- Sir James Gray
- Succeeded by
- Sir Arthur Paget
- Born
- ( 1730-12-13 ) 13 December 1730, London or Park Place, Berkshire , England
- Died
- 6 April 1803 (1803-04-06) (aged 72), London , England
- Resting place
- Slebech , Wales
- Spouses
- Catherine Barlow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 25 January 1758</span>"}]]}'>1758 – 25 August 1782</span>"}]]}'>1782 ) Emma Lyon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 6 September 1791</span>"}]]}'>1791 )
- Education
- Westminster School
- Occupation
- Diplomat politician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Hamilton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Henley-on-Thames
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Westminster School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- George Romney, Sir William Hamilton, 1783-1784, NGA 52277.jpg
- Work location
- Naples
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- member of
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- Commons category
- William Hamilton (diplomat)
- date of death
- 1803-04-06
- date of birth
- 1730-12-13
- Commons Creator page
- William Hamilton (diplomat)
- relative
- Lady Ann Cunningham
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- birth name
- William Douglas Hamilton
- has works in the collection
- Nationalmuseum
- writing language
- English language
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- P12749
- Erich Köhler
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir William Hamilton, KB, PC, FRS, FRSE (13 December 1730 – 6 April 1803) was a British diplomat, politician, antiquarian and vulcanologist who served as the Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of Naples from 1764 to 1800. After sitting in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1761 to 1764, he began working as a diplomat, succeeding Sir James Gray as the British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples. While in Italy, Hamilton became involved in studying local volcanoes and collecting antiquities, becoming a fellow of the Royal Society and being given the Copley Medal. His second wife was Emma Hamilton, who was famed as the mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson.
Early life and career
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