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Wilhelm

Meaning

German cognate of WILLIAM. This was the name of two German Emperors. It was also the middle name of

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Famous People Named Wilhelm

Wilhelm Marr

Friedrich Wilhelm Adolph Marr (November 16, 1819 – July 17, 1904) was a German agitator and journalist, who popularized the term "antisemitism" (1881).

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Wilhelm Furtwängler

Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler ( , , ; 25 January 188630 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer.

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Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette

Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette (12 January 1780 – 16 June 1849) was a German theologian and biblical scholar.

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Wilhelm Gesenius

Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (3 February 178623 October 1842) was a German orientalist, lexicographer, Christian Hebraist, Lutheran theologian, Biblical scholar and critic.

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Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt

Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt (26 September 1812, Berlin – 10 April 1887) was a German historian.

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Wilhelm in Other Languages

Ancient GermanicWilhelm
BretonGwilherm
CatalanGuillem
CroatianVilma
CzechVilma

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