William Forsyth (disambiguation)
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William Forsyth may refer to:
- William Forsyth (artist)William Forsyth (artist)William J. Forsyth was an American Impressionist painter who was part of the "Hoosier Group" of Indiana artists.Forsyth was the first student of the Indiana School of Art in Indianapolis and entered the Munich Academy along with T. C. Steele and J. Ottis Adams in 1882...
(1854–1935), American Impressionist painter - William Forsyth (horticulturist) (1737–1804), Scottish botanist
- William Forsyth (writer)William Forsyth (writer)-Life:Forsyth was son of Morris Forsyth and Jane Brands, and was born at Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 24 October 1818. He was educated at Fordyce Academy and the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh...
(1818–1879), Scottish poet and journalist - William Forsyth (merchant)William Forsyth (merchant)William Forsyth , was a Scottish merchant.Forsyth was born in 1722 at Cromarty, where his father, a native of Morayshire, had settled as a shopkeeper. He made good progress at the town school, then taught by David Macculloch, not only in the ordinary branches, but in the classics...
(1722–1800), Scottish merchant - William Forsyth (QC) (1812–1899), lawyer and politician
- William Forsyth (rugby)William Forsyth (rugby)William Forsyth was a rugby union international who represented Scotland in the first international rugby match in 1871.-Early life:William Forsyth was born on 23 of March, 1850 in Logie Easter, Rossshire. He was the son of John Forsyth and Ann...
, rugby union international who represented Scotland - Bill ForsythBill ForsythBill Forsyth is a Scottish film director and writer, noted for his commitment to national film-making.Forsyth first came to attention with a low-budget film, That Sinking Feeling, made with youth theatre actors and featuring a cameo appearance by the Edinburgh gallery owner Richard Demarco...
(born 1946), Scottish film director and writer
See also
- William Forsyth SharpeWilliam Forsyth SharpeWilliam Forsyth Sharpe is the STANCO 25 Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences....
(born 1934), professor of finance - William Forsythe (disambiguation)